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Mar 31 |
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Expression or word like “aura” that can be used to describe a “force” of death enveloping your body? Sure, to everything you suggest. It all depends on the nuance you want. 'stigma' might work as well as 'air' (the others mentioned there don't work). Your title to this question is -way- too specific and may result in this question being closed as NARQ, TL, or NC. |
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Feb 15 |
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Software to change American punctuation to British I didn't know what your proficiency is. To get the job done, it may turn out that the easiest thing (instead of spending time looking/googling for and evaluating tools), is to do it yourself real quick with a set of -simple- regexes. |
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Feb 15 |
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Software to change American punctuation to British sed "s/,\"/\",/g" |
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Jan 8 |
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What language style should I use for a tech blog? Do you have any particular styles in mind to choose from? |
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Apr 4 |
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Would it be weird if I write “a simple sample something”? Proofreading/suggestions for readability are not the best fit here. Maybe writers.SE? Relevant to here, your sentence is perfectly grammatical, but yes, it sounds a little too alliterative for technical prose. |
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Dec 16 |
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Where can I find information about how to cite a web address using MLA? Oh. Did you try a web search already? |
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Dec 16 |
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Where can I find information about how to cite a web address using MLA? Are you asking for how to format a citation in the MLA style for a web address? |
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Apr 27 |
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Does this feel like natural English? You don't talk like while waiting for the bus, but the sentence length is totally appropriate for academic announcements of this type. Sounds -very- natural (in this context). |
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Apr 24 |
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Potential confusion: referring to home planet as “Earth” @Malvolio: What does 'tighten' mean? Beyond or more refined than just trimming... |
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Apr 19 |
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Common words to avoid when writing formally @kitukwyfer: The question moved so I didn't see comments til now... My answer is only descriptive. Other things being equal (if that is ever possible), the latinate phrasing will -be- more formal (I can't think of any pairs of romance derived/Germanic derived pairs where the Germanic one is more formal than the Latinate one. As to -quality-, that is, as you note, quite another thing entirely. |
