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Question Can we use other things than single-word verbs in our dialog tags?
> "Albert, you're already drunk! Stop it!" she implored him. > > "Nah, if I stop drinking, I won't have an excuse to miss work tommorrow!" he joked around. I am wondering if it's possible to use phrasal verbs like "joked around" in our dialog tags. Also, aside phrasal verbs, is it possible to not e...
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Question How do we write a good edit on Wikipedia?
Is there a way to make sure that what we write sounds consistent with the style adopted by the majority of editors? I am not sure how people do it, but almost all articles seems to have been written by the same person whenever I pick articles at random just to read them. How do you ensure that the ed...
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Question Do we need to make consistent use of archaic English in our poem/novel?
If you use an old expression like "by a many", do you need to make it consistent and use old expressions throughout the poem, or is it ok to just use it in one verse or sentence? > “The spring is coming by a many signs.” I was wondering if we can for example use an old archaic expression one time a...
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Question Can metaphors be used for other purposes than for stylistic effect and to form an allegory?
I was wondering if there were other uses for metaphors other than forming an allegory and for stylistic effect, that is, adding more flair to a description that would be otherwise dull. I've done some research and honestly I wasn't able to find anything that would suggest me otherwise.
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Question How would we write a misogynistic character without offending people?
In a short story I am writing, I have this misogynistic character who keeps saying misogynistic stuff, and I thought it would be a bad idea to give him dialogue lines. I was thinking that, because I thought the readers might think that I, the writer, is expressing my voice through him even though it'...
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