Activity for Pravesh Parekhâ€
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| Edit | Post #9958 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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Published on blog but taken down: Still remains previously-published? A whole lot of publishing houses look at works posted on blogs as "previously published". Now, let us say I put something on my blog and it is around for some months (or an year or two). One (not-so) fine (a) day I decide to get stuff published. I take down the (let us say) story off from my blog, wa... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |
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Bullets vs. Numbering: which to use when? A writer can either choose to use bullets or else stick to conventional (or in certain cases non-conventional) numbering. Are there set guidelines about when to use what? Is the use of numbering preferred over bullets in more professional settings (example, academic writing, technical reports, theses... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |
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Thesis writing: how to address "self" This came up when I was writing my thesis: Usually it is recommended that when writing a thesis, one sticks to passive voice and use sentences that read like "The study showed the effect that blah blah has on the blah of blah" and so on. In certain situations, one needs to mention something analogo... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |
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What are the differences between a script and a screenplay? There is usually a lot of confusion when it comes to these two terms. Some sources say that there is no (practical) difference between the two while other sources talk of various kinds of differences. However, I have not run into any authentic source that answers my question. My question is as follo... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |
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Multiple characters without names: how to address First off, the answer might be pretty much obvious (that there is no clear way to distinguish these characters) but I would still very much like to have perspectives (and perhaps even get an answer). I am in the habit of writing short stories without naming any of my characters. Often I run into tro... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |
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A: What symbols are used after difficult words in a text to refer a reader to a glossary for a definition? - Usually, there are no demarcations made in the text that would tell your readers if a word is present in the glossary or not. - In cases when there is a remark about something that needs to be made, a footnote is used. - In certain cases, the footnote is not explained in the footer of the same pa... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |