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Posts by xtal‭

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Q&A mice don't tap and tablet-users don't click: what word can I use for all audiences instead?

I'm so glad you asked this question because, as a staunch desktop user, reading "tap" in a how-to guide irritates me no end. (No, the entire world is not doing everything on mobile now!) On the oth...

posted 4y ago by xtal‭

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Q&A How to write an introverted main character with accidental charisma

I’m planning a medieval-style fantasy epic in which a young protagonist is plucked from his humble life, acquires great powers, and ultimately saves his civilisation from the Big Baddie (a politica...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by xtal‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by What?‭

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Q&A "The tale how" vs. "The tale of how"

"The tale how..." is wrong is because "tale" needs to be accompanied by a certain kind of preposition in that context. A "tale" is a story. A story is about some topic. The noun "story" (or "tale")...

posted 4y ago by xtal‭

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