I aspire to write beautifully -- what is some great writing that uses colorful, creative language and style?
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posted by switcheroo
on Apr 29, 2013 -
52 answers
When addressing a formal or business letter to multiple parties, say, A, B, and C, is there a rule for the order, e.g. by how important people are? I.e. if A is more important than B is more important than C, is it:
Dear Mr. A, Ms. B and Dr. C: or
Dear Dr. C., Ms. B and Mr. A:
and are there style guides that I can reference for this?
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posted by raspberry jam and clothes iron
on Feb 9, 2013 -
5 answers
I'm looking for examples of fiction that heavily involve transcripts of online communication - forum posts, website content, emails, IM conversations, the more and more varied the better.
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posted by restless_nomad
on Jan 3, 2013 -
37 answers
What are unnecessarily formal "academic jargon" type words that I should seek and destroy in my papers?
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posted by lollusc
on May 28, 2011 -
66 answers
I'm putting together a writing guide for my undergraduate philosophy course. What information should I put in the guide?
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posted by philosophygeek
on Apr 1, 2009 -
14 answers
Who wants to share their favorite MS Word 2003 Style themes for writing academic papers?
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posted by billtron
on Apr 7, 2008 -
11 answers
We discussed improving penmanship
once or
twice. I'd like to know who is/was known for their distinctive hand. Links to letters or notebooks would be wonderful.
posted by pedantic
on Oct 9, 2006 -
13 answers
HelpMyWritingFilter: Am I overthinking or do I actually need these extra words of clarification when it comes to writing fiction?
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posted by Chorus
on Jun 29, 2006 -
41 answers
ZIP+4: Should I use an en-dash or a hyphen wth a
ZIP Code that includes all 9 digits?
posted by stopgap
on Mar 28, 2006 -
20 answers