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| location | United States | |
| age | 20 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 5 months |
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Now majoring in math, linguistics, and Asian studies, with a concentration in Japanese, at University of Tennessee, with minors in English, German, history, and computer science.
I read a lot, and all over the place, content-wise. I also have a bad tendency to use German grammar in my English writing...which actually works pretty well for me.
It's not my fault I was only formally exposed to grammar when I started learning German.
Calculus is totally sexy, and I would probably marry Gottfried Leibnitz if he were still alive. And just to cement my awesome dorkiness to the world: I decided I wanted to study linguistics after I read The Lord of the Rings and found out Tolkien was a philologist. That was the only reason I ever went on a language kick. Before that I was an art/history nerd, with emphasis on the art. Who knows why?
Fate is inexorable.
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Mar 14 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Dec 9 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Dec 9 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Aug 31 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Aug 12 |
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Source ideas for monsters in a fantasy novel? I always thought the most terrifying monster was the one you see in yourself... |
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Jul 21 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Jul 10 |
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Why does using this “-ing” verb construction make my writing weaker? Thanks! I agree with you about my sentences being weaker, but it was my way of conveying hesitancy, confusion, and eventual frustration. I began taking French and Latin on a half-hopeful whim, but I wondered if it was a waste of time. I didn't take them because I was sure it would be useful...Also, I've found that linguistics IS obscure. Only one college in Virginia (my native state) offers it as a major, many people haven't heard of it, and if they have, they often don't know what it is. :/ Still, I appreciate it, and I'll make sure I ONLY use those constructions when I want them. :) |
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Jul 6 |
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What is Literary Fiction? BAHAHAHA!!!!! This is actually the definition I've always used! I'm not alone! |
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May 26 |
awarded | Quorum |
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May 7 |
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Preventing genre-savvy second-guessing in murder mysteries ...As I said, just a passing thought. Hey! I know! Just have the murder occur at a murder mystery role-play-thing (which I admit I know nothing about...)! XP |
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May 6 |
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Preventing genre-savvy second-guessing in murder mysteries Forgive me if this is stupid/cliche, but could you make the detective himself genre-savvy? For me being genre-savvy is just one of the tools I use to solve a mystery with the detective. It's hardly my fault if he doesn't have the same repertoire of imaginary crime knowledge. If the detective did...It could be interesting. Or terrible. Please note that this is a purely whimsical thought. |
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Apr 20 |
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Is it possible that my short novel will be boring to my readers because it only has two characters and the location doesn't change? ...I have to say, as much as I love and respect HoD, I will NEVER willingly read it again, I don't think. Understanding it gave me brain strain... That said, I emphatically recommend it! :) |
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Apr 19 |
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Has this dialogue enough suspense to engage the reader? ...Don't take this the wrong way please, but I actually like the original better. I'm in no way an expert writer, but I'm an avid reader, and, personally, I felt more drawn in by the dialogue in the question than this. I think the problem is it's too good. A real conversation (like mine) would be more like the one in the question. Stops, restarts, and awkwardness between two strangers talking about something that both would probably consider private...This is more suspenseful, but the original's more sympathetic. That's just my opinion, though. And I emphasise that I'm a reader, not a writer. |
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Apr 15 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Apr 15 |
accepted | Why does using this “-ing” verb construction make my writing weaker? |
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Apr 14 |
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Indirect Narration Style @Ralph I'm also pretty sure defining "narration" isn't part of grammar, either...Still the question's kind of hard to understand. Hopefully, C_P will be able to clarify what they're asking for. |
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Apr 14 |
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Indirect Narration Style @Ralph Isn't it asking about a style of writing? |
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Apr 11 |
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Why does using this “-ing” verb construction make my writing weaker? added context |
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Apr 10 |
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Why does using this “-ing” verb construction make my writing weaker? I appreciate it! :) And for the record I set out to read as much as I could specifically to try and figure out how English works. I was very ineffective, but very earnest. I mean, I read Pride and Prejudice because I heard the language was good, and despite HATING romances. XD Also, not really relevant, but everyone does have an idiolect, or their own specific dialect. Not making it up. :) |
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Apr 8 |
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Why does using this “-ing” verb construction make my writing weaker? I have a problem with this, although I accept that your first two edits are better than my original, the last one changes the meaning from my original sentence rather drastically! I agree that simplicity rams home a point better than prettified complexity, but it's best to make sure you ram home the right point. ;) |