General Writing Questions

viva2010: and my grammar sucks terribly. Ha ha, well, you have a cool way with words,... »»

Sarah, you get the award for Best Username of the Week. You win some important... »»

Mayada: you will feel that you know him and that you heard him That is great!... »»

Joeyson: Someone's= Someone is. Is someones even a word? Yes, it is a misgrammatisized word. :D... »»

Use words relating to indicate more information like: Besides, Furthermore, or indeed. Or if you are summarizing... »»

Thanks for your comments. Its a data entry error not to make capital letter for I... »»

nd.edu/~sheridan/AmerAntiquitCitationStyle.pdf I wish I could help you more! Citation styles are hard to learn. I know... »»

masood_mj: "what makes me do something are A and B" It is an awkward way to... »»

... but he would only accept them for marks if they were quite a bit better.... »»

"I would rather learn among friendly peers" works too »»

The growing importance of computers in our... The trend does not grow, their importance grows.... »»

You got it. Can you feel how much more powerful it is? Instead of, Kevin was... »»

Hi there, if you need help with a transition, I have to see 2 things. Show... »»

Everyone has different ways of processing information, so what is right for me might now be what... »»

EF_Stephen: It's like prepositions at the end of sentences I believe it was Churchill who said... »»

That's OK, but what would be better would be to verify the document somehow. If somebody just... »»

I have my sentences made up, but I want to check if I was right. Ok, I... »»

yeah...sorry for that. i tried to copy the graph but it seems that the program can't... »»

This language pattern is somewhat difficult to understand if you want to refer back to grammar rules.... »»

Thank for your nice site neuromancer...but it seems like I'm going to work hard to use it...... »»

Ohh okay, that sounds pretty simple. Thank you! »»

Fear not. If you get cold during the night, there's a bar in there too. fear... »»

I think literary is a kind of language which is difficult for non-native speakers to understand. But,... »»

Read a ton is definitely the first step. Through reading you will learn the way good sentences... »»

If you really want to avoid it, you could go with "the company." Also, simply adopting a... »»

Sounds like something you could probably just ask the overmind. Wikipedia has a pretty good discussion of... »»

Why don't you post a sample of your work here? Your posts have not exactly been the... »»

And you might mention whether publication is your ultimate objective, or whether you are writing primarily for... »»

As basically everyone else said, reading really helps. I had not noticed it until I was... »»

As you write your argumentative piece, try to make sure that your logic is as clear as... »»

Oh. I spent the first seven years of school in French Immersion, so the rule was pretty... »»

Economist . . . you were the person asking about vocabulary building as well . . .... »»

EF_Sean: I guess referring to it as a dangling modifier makes more sense though, as the thing... »»

And really, what's so bad about that? Worst case scenario, he chooses to ignore the perceived implication.... »»

Context helps, too. That's why it's so much easier to remember words learned while reading than it... »»

Actually, the author almost certainly meant "defuse". He probably did not mean to say that tensions between... »»

Certainly. Search Google Books for "randomness quantum theory." It is mentioned on p.474 of this text, for... »»

For metaphors, the key is to draw on words that already have strong symbolic associations. So, if... »»

I wouldn't have drawn such a clear distinction between synthetic and critical thinking. The most basic essay... »»

EF_Simone: There's a big difference between smoothing out dialogue (taking out the repetitions and fillers, etc.) and... »»

Yes, it's so easy to write "humankind" instead! »»

I would discourage memorizing certain phrases because using them may sound awkward compared to the rest of... »»

well its totally ok. i dont mind at all. good thing u didnt go with "it". lol... »»

No, I was talking about how it catches it with the spellcheck function. Sorry to get your... »»

It depends on what the subject is. APA tends to be more popular in the social sciences,... »»

I think you should try some other subject matter besides your old research paper.... »»

Hey, that is a great idea. So, you add depth by adding subtopics. »»

i would try youtube, or google. Basically list out ur main points, also list out points that... »»

Josephus, F. (1987). The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged. William Whiston, trans. Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers.... »»

thanks guys! »»

One of the keys to good writing is to consistently choose strong verbs. Strong verbs are verbs... »»

Oh, nice Sean, thanks! »»

That's all right. I didn't know that MLA didn't put a comma between the author and the... »»

oh, i just want to thank you for asking this question. actually i was about to ask... »»

Awesome, and that site also provides examples of how to format your reference to a website on... »»

In my experience....if I have found some information I will sort out it firtly and you... »»

I see what you mean about the meter not being what you would expect. The lines seem... »»

An important step in developing a mature writing style is the proper use of the full repertoire... »»

Or, you could take it as meaning that hanging out with people with bad qualities actually does... »»

Oh, I recently had the insight that: 1.) The thesis is the core of the essay,... »»