Activity for Chowzen
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| Edit | Post #35712 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #17981 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #17957 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #17508 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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At what point does an interesting analogy become a distraction? I've written a book. My question is if it is in bad {taste, karma, policy} to use an analogy that is disrupting to the reader's stream of consciousness. The quote in question is this: > Like a banana at an ice cream party, we decided to split up. This sentence is funny, yes, but it potentially dis... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Comma before names of people or titles Pauses in speech often coincide with grammatically correct comma placement, but do not necessarily do so. Using speech pauses as a rule for comma placement is a fallacy. To quote Grammar Girl: "The 'put a comma everywhere you’d pause' idea is an unfortunately common myth." To address your first spe... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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Programs that analyze word frequency? I would like a utility that could analyze a document and give me stats like this: WORD: FREQUENCY: a 47,268 the 37,201 gross 215 irregardlessly 1 Does anyone know if this is available? BTW, I'd rather not use an online tool. Call me paranoid, but uploading my unpublished nove... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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Description: How to apply an adjective to a list of nouns without seeming redundant? For example, in the case of this sentence: > I drove past the empty stables and servant's quarters, and after another quarter mile I entered a very large circular driveway. Is it implied that both entities, the stables and the servant's quarters are empty? Or do I have empty stables and servant's q... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |