Activity for blackbird
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What are some standards in naming a software/hardware version? I am wondering if how we name a version of a spacecraft differs from how we name a version of a software. For software, I usually see things like "2.0.32.32" or something like that and sometimes they may be preceded by some letter or word. Is there an universal standard for telling how you should for... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Can we dialoguify sounds? Can we dialoguify sounds? By dialoguifying I mean turning something that shouldn't be put in quote when that something correspond to sounds into a dialogue by putting it between quotes and treating it as a dialogue. For example: > "Bang, bang, bang, pow." Celine banged on the door. "Bang, bang, pow... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How do we follow up a description within a descriptive text with another description? How do we follow up a description within a descriptive text with another description? Let's say you mention A and B in the first sentence, and then follow up with a long description of B, how do you then introduce the description of A without leading to an unpleasant change of flow. For example: > ... (more) |
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How do we write a movie script with a view towards establishing all of the visual symbolisms and how they should be interpreted? How do we write a movie script with a view towards establishing all of the visual symbolisms and how they should be interpreted? Often, movie scripts often only have dialogues and some very brief descriptions, but they don't describe how the camera should move nor do they mention the symbolisms used... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Should we avoid "nonsensical" or "unclear" metaphors? Should we avoid "nonsensical" or "unclear" metaphors? I am not sure if this is a case of "nonsensical" or "unclear" metaphor, but sometimes you have certain phrases that doesn't seem to be suited for a particular metaphor. For example: > They drifted out of the room like small clouds in a sunny sky... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How do you transcribe a dialogue when abbreviations are used? How do you transcribe a dialogue when abbreviations are used? For example, when people uses acronyms like FBI or abbreviations like a.m., do we just write them as we write them when they're in a dialogue? I am thinking FBI is FBI even if it's in a dialogue, but I am not sure about a.m. For example... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Why am I getting a strange double quote (“) in Open Office instead of the ordinary one (")? Why am I getting a strange double quote (“) in Open Office instead of the ordinary one (")? Every time I type the double quote, I get the weird version instead of the ordinary one. How do I get the normal one instead when I type it? Is there a way to fix this unwanted behavior? (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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What format should I use when beginning a chapter with the time and location of the events? What format should I use when beginning a chapter with the time and location of the events? I was thinking to use: > Nine pm. Sunday, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. but I don't think it looks good, so I was wondering what were the alternatives and which ones were the most popular ones. For example: > ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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When writing an error prompt, how do we tell the user the error happens in a specific tab? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab\(interface)) I have made a medical record application that allows someone to record data about someone, but the application also allows us to add the data of a relative. So basically you can have a tab for the main user, and a tab for a relative like the spouse and ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot? When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot? I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea o... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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What kind of metaphor is "trees in the wind"? What kind of metaphor is "trees in the wind"? > I saw God in the Forest > > Teachin' Tai Chi > > To the trees in the wind > > Bowing to the sea Excerpt from http://www.bensollee.com/panning-for-gold What I find odd is that the reference is "trees in the wind" and not just a word and the referee... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Are there specific rules about caesura that restrict us where we can place them? A caesura is a slight pause that's important in poetry, because for example alexandrines require a caesura in the middle. But the question is where can we put them. I know that we tend to put them in places where there's a punctuation mark like a comma, but there are also authors who put them almost... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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What's wrong with impersonal and lifeless descriptions in a novel? It feels like there is something wrong with using impersonal descriptions in fiction. But what is it? As an example, I'm unhappy with the following passage I wrote, because the descriptions aren't attached to a person's actions. But is that really a bad thing? And if so, how do you get around it? >... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How do we properly manage transitions within a descriptive section? I wrote the following: > She invited him to look out the window, which he did. He looked out of the gray window and saw a field of green vegetables under a lush blue sky. Children were playing in the hills descending and going up them as they played games. Under the mountain, a large silvery river f... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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