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This is my first post but I wanted to start with part of my story I am going to start from the beginning of my novel and I just would like someone to point out how good it is and what I need to work on Do you think that it sounds good enough to finish and be published Thanks for all of your help...

Hi Ditch Welcome to the forums Yes in the future it would be better to ask only one type of question in a thread If they are related then of course they can be in the same post quote user Ditch 1 I understand that there is no rule against starting a sentence with a conjunction but I am a little...

1 I understand that there is no rule against starting a sentence with a conjunction but I am a little unclear on when it is best to do so Which is of the following is correct and why A I wanted to see the movie but I didn t have any money but it was okay because my friend paid for my ticket B I...

Memos show Clinton turmoilQuestion I would have written Clinton s turmoil Why didn t the author use apostrophe BY CRAIG GORDON AND TOM BRUNE lt email addresses removed by mod gt August 13 2008Question Why is semicolon used instead of comma to separate the email addresses above WASHINGTON In a...

The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing The passage illustrates the difference between the character s characteristics in different time settings past and present This difference is clearly shown...

Anonymous wrote Can someone please help pointing out the disputed usages in the following sentences 1 He was out at a meeting and couldn t be contacted all day 2 His second plan is not as imaginative as his first but it is more credible Thanks Eva 1 He was out at a meeting and couldn t be...

There are several rules governing the use of commas but there is also a lot freedom Webster s Third New International Dictionary begins their article on commas with Of all the marks of punctuation the comma offers the most difficulty in use and the widest range for individual choice Though often...

Hi I ve read on another thread that me neither and me either are not grammatically correct I assume the objection would be that the phrase should be I neither This certainly is not wrong but it s very formal Me too seems to me to be common enough and clear enough to be acceptable as an idiomatic...