Questions tagged [style]
This tag should be used for questions that deal with a consistent style in your writing, such as when asking about typical ways to introduce a certain aspect to your reader by showing-telling or if you are concerned that your readers might feel that a change in the point of view might be perceived as inconcsistency.
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Knowledge of the Principles of Composition
I have forgotten much of what was taught to me in school. And I have not learned much of it. So I don't know much about English Composition. But I need to learn it to write good prose. However, I don'...
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Minimal Rules of Style for a Rough Draft
Often this advice is given to writers, in discussing the creation of rhythm: First, develop your intended message, and afterward, edit for rhythm. But because I constantly experience the urge to edit ...
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Writing Verse vs Immitation for Strengthening Verbal Skills
My verbal skills seem very weak. Often, I cannot write flowing, rhythmic prose, if ever. But I know I succeeded at least once in the past, although in a very short piece, which is not published, is ...
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Can single-paragraph discussion prompts include multiple questions/topics?
For every assignment of this course I am required to follow Purdue's English Page for Paragraphs, The Elements of Style, write in a consultative register, and keep my full response as a single ...
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Advice on updating century-old children's story that has phonetically-spelled black dialogue
First, I think this question needs some background, but if you want to skip that, please skip down to "HERE'S MY QUESTION".
Most of classic American children's author Thornton W. Burgess's ...
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