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Freelance copy-editor. Lover of old school grammar and traditional spelling. Blue-haired D&D-playing geek. With great shoes ;-)
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Jan 10
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| 03:09 | upvote | +10 | use of the word used |
Jan 06
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| 13:11 | upvote | +10 | Sentence correction |
Aug 31 '12
-2
| 16:49 | downvote | -2 | comma before conjunction |
Mar 27 '12
+10
| 03:19 | upvote | +10 | Use of Infinitive |
Mar 25 '12
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| 16:26 | upvote | +10 | Grammar and usage, spelling and punctuation |
Mar 24 '12
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| 21:19 | upvote | +10 | Grammar and usage, spelling and punctuation |
| 18:47 | upvote | +10 | Is this faulty parallelism? |
Mar 23 '12
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| 23:44 | upvote | +10 | Is this faulty parallelism? |
Mar 21 '12
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| 23:39 | upvote | +10 | Synonyms for "i go with him once in a while" |
| 00:50 | upvote | +10 | ain't |
Mar 20 '12
+60
| 22:24 | upvote | +10 | Sentence goes wrong |
| 22:21 | upvote | +10 | ain't |
| 22:20 | upvote | +10 | Use of Infinitive |
| 18:03 | upvote | +10 | Grammar usage |
| 13:35 | upvote | +10 | ain't |
| 10:58 | upvote | +10 | Sentence goes wrong |
Mar 09 '12
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| 17:53 | upvote | +10 | How can I correct this sentence |
| 14:28 | upvote | +10 | How can I correct this sentence |
Feb 15 '12
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| 14:03 | upvote | +10 | what is wrong with this clause, how do i fix it? |
Feb 08 '12
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| 16:12 | upvote | +10 | How do I write 5-inch nail--number or word |
Feb 06 '12
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| 14:02 | upvote | +10 | Synonim to avoid plagirism |
Feb 05 '12
+20
| 21:41 | upvote | +10 | question |
| 15:20 | upvote | +10 | question |
Feb 01 '12
+50
| 07:09 | upvote | +10 | Comma use |
| 07:08 | upvote | +10 | Hailey |
| 07:07 | upvote | +10 | Today, there are several ways to identify ourselves. |
| 07:00 | upvote | +10 | hypenation question; is one stop shopping hyphenated? |
| 06:58 | upvote | +10 | comma before conjunction |
Jan 26 '12
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| 14:46 | upvote | +10 | spelling |
Jan 25 '12
+20
| 19:38 | upvote | +10 | Usage of this sentence and how to avoid using need |
| 10:45 | upvote | +10 | The common use of double comparatives & double superlatives |
Jan 24 '12
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| 19:40 | upvote | +10 | Grammar |
Dec 30 '11
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| 05:41 | upvote | +10 | correction |
Dec 17 '11
+15
| 14:45 | most helpful | +15 | squinting modifiers |
Nov 21 '11
+20
| 22:53 | upvote | +10 | "as well" - comma before ? |
| 15:53 | upvote | +10 | "as well" - comma before ? |
Nov 18 '11
+30
| 15:57 | upvote | +10 | to continually advance. How do I correct this mistake? |
| 00:14 | upvote | +10 | verify if the verbs are corrects |
| 00:09 | upvote | +10 | I? |
Nov 16 '11
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| 14:38 | upvote | +10 | Confusing modifiers |
Nov 14 '11
+50
| 15:43 | upvote | +10 | correction |
| 15:43 | upvote | +10 | bullet points |
| 15:31 | upvote | +10 | correction |
| 15:06 | upvote | +10 | thesis statement- punctuation |
| 11:40 | upvote | +10 | Any suggestions on how to make this sentence better; make it active, rather than passive. |
Nov 11 '11
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| 17:17 | upvote | +10 | Use of "as" |
Oct 28 '11
+20
| 12:57 | upvote | +10 | grammar |
| 12:56 | upvote | +10 | I'm not compairing memphis and nashville I'm stating a fact |
Oct 25 '11
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| 15:09 | upvote | +10 | what is me |
Oct 21 '11
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| 13:31 | upvote | +10 | Looking for an adverb |
Oct 19 '11
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| 16:59 | upvote | +10 | He is my cousin brother |
Oct 07 '11
+10
| 14:57 | upvote | +10 | Correct sentence |
Oct 05 '11
+20
| 15:10 | upvote | +10 | I don't think she should be capitalized |
| 15:07 | upvote | +10 | Present tense or present continuous tense |
Oct 04 '11
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| 17:55 | upvote | +10 | Passive verbs |
Sep 30 '11
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| 12:17 | upvote | +10 | Yes or no? |
Sep 28 '11
+30
| 10:01 | upvote | +10 | My account, I need to discuss my account, I believe I have signed up twice |
| 10:00 | upvote | +10 | urgent pls |
| 02:15 | upvote | +10 | Verb form use |
Sep 27 '11
+50
| 15:05 | upvote | +10 | Verb form use |
| 13:00 | upvote | +10 | what color of her hair |
| 12:50 | upvote | +10 | ?? |
| 12:46 | upvote | +10 | Answer questions in comeplete sentence? |
| 11:30 | upvote | +10 | what should we use in general ? |
Sep 23 '11
+70
| 13:50 | upvote | +10 | Adverb placement |
| 13:26 | upvote | +10 | incomplete comparison |
| 13:25 | upvote | +10 | after the word between, do we use ing verb or infinitive without to? |
| 13:17 | upvote | +10 | uk english expressions |
| 10:23 | upvote | +10 | habitual action in the past |
| 02:09 | upvote | +10 | proofread my paragraph , Please!!! |
| 00:54 | upvote | +10 | "bring" and "bring in" |
Sep 22 '11
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| 21:14 | upvote | +10 | How would i change this sentence? |
Sep 21 '11
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| 13:30 | upvote | +10 | verbs |
Sep 20 '11
+20
| 13:54 | upvote | +10 | Subject and verb agreement |
| 13:49 | upvote | +10 | Bob or me, or Bob or myself? |
Sep 19 '11
+90
| 14:59 | upvote | +10 | present tense not for habitual actions |
| 14:58 | upvote | +10 | period? |
| 14:58 | upvote | +10 | these donation will be splitted up |
| 14:58 | upvote | +10 | Judy: denny had a surgery in Sharp Hospital on Friday, he can't work until Doctor diagnosis you may |
| 14:06 | upvote | +10 | rewording |
| 14:01 | upvote | +10 | Quotes and punctuation |
| 14:00 | upvote | +10 | when we use "increase in" and "increase by"? |
| 13:57 | upvote | +10 | passive voice |
| 12:56 | upvote | +10 | passive voice |
Sep 18 '11
+10
| 05:18 | upvote | +10 | Missing article? |
Sep 15 '11
+10
| 09:42 | upvote | +10 | changes on, in or to? |
Sep 14 '11
+20
| 10:23 | upvote | +10 | wordiness |
| 09:46 | upvote | +10 | the husband is walking with ---------- wife |
Sep 12 '11
+20
| 10:36 | upvote | +10 | numbers, when to spell them out |
| 10:20 | upvote | +10 | comma splice |
Sep 11 '11
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| 06:16 | upvote | +10 | comma splice |
Sep 06 '11
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| 01:11 | upvote | +10 | Which one is correct |
Sep 05 '11
+25
| 23:54 | most helpful | +15 | Which one is correct |
| 06:59 | upvote | +10 | home and house |
Sep 03 '11
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| 12:29 | upvote | +10 | Grammar and usage |
Sep 01 '11
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| 02:09 | upvote | +10 | help |
Aug 31 '11
+10
| 07:44 | upvote | +10 | Use of a or an? |
Aug 29 '11
+15
| 11:45 | most helpful | +15 | Explain this sentence to me? |
Aug 26 '11
+20
| 03:39 | upvote | +10 | Punctuation: please help. |
| 03:21 | upvote | +10 | Use of " Produce" |
Aug 25 '11
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| 16:44 | upvote | +10 | Grammar and usage~~help!!!~~ |
Aug 23 '11
+40
| 19:15 | upvote | +10 | mobilization |
| 19:14 | upvote | +10 | much more than either of us or we do |
| 19:14 | upvote | +10 | Apostrophe use |
| 14:16 | upvote | +10 | Apostrophe use |
Aug 10 '11
+20
| 21:16 | upvote | +10 | "to this end" vs "in this regard" |
| 21:10 | upvote | +10 | I am copying all the event directors, planners and coordinators on this message as well as Dr. Smith |
Aug 08 '11
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| 14:32 | upvote | +10 | as to |
Jul 27 '11
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| 21:49 | upvote | +10 | Usage of an articles "a" and "the"..... |
| 21:43 | upvote | +10 | asking how to fix |
Jul 25 '11
+20
| 01:32 | upvote | +10 | Is "pissed off" foul language? |
| 01:19 | upvote | +10 | What is the problem in this sentence? Please help. |
Jul 24 '11
+50
| 01:59 | upvote | +10 | electoral college |
| 01:58 | upvote | +10 | How can I fix this. |
| 01:41 | upvote | +10 | How can I fix this? |
| 01:41 | upvote | +10 | verb agreement |
| 01:36 | upvote | +10 | Use of Adgectives |
Jul 23 '11
+10
| 10:18 | upvote | +10 | What is the problem in this sentence? Please help. |
Jul 21 '11
+10
| 01:54 | upvote | +10 | Is "pissed off" foul language? |
Jul 20 '11
+20
| 20:00 | upvote | +10 | The meaning of a phrase |
| 19:57 | upvote | +10 | use of the word used |
Jul 16 '11
+30
Jun 02 '11
+10
| 00:04 | upvote | +10 | comparing |
