07/03/19

Why can't you just take a vitamin? Why you need a healthy diet on top of that?
From what I understand, your body needs certain amounts of vitamins and minerals to maintain health. Why can't we just take enough pills to obtain these vitamins and minerals?
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07/02/19

Multiple people speaking to a group?
A single person speaking to another person or a group is called a * *monologue* Multiple people speaking to each other is called a * *dialogue* How is it called when multiple people speak to... more
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07/02/19

U is for "Umbrella," but what are some other words with strong images that could represent the letter U for adults learning to read English?
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07/02/19

Are Americans More Obsessed With the Military Aspect of History? If so, why?
If there is anything in my mind that has been particularly pronounced about American historical interests it has been an overriding interest in the military aspects of history. This can be viewed... more
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06/24/19

What's the most efficient way of improving English listening skills?
I am a native Chinese speaker, and I have lived in Toronto for 8 years since the time I was 18 years old. But my English listening skills are pretty poor. I cannot understand the movies in the... more
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06/23/19

Grammar parsing for "if need be"?
I have the following question. There is an idiom 'if need be'. The meaning is clear, but I can't comprehend it from a grammatical point of view. How should I parse it? 'if [smth] needs to be'? Why... more
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06/19/19

What are effective ways children (age 9) can improve their reading comprehension?
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06/19/19

Talking to someone is nice. or "It is nice to talk to someone." but "It was nice, talking to you." Why?
General statement: a. Talking to someone is nice. (verb as subject in front position = gerund) or b. It is nice to talk to someone. (verb as subject after dummy subject 'it' = full... more
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06/17/19

How to avoid turning dialogue into Q&A session?
I noticed a problem I have in my fictional writing. My dialogues quickly turn into interrogations. Here is an exaggerated example.> "How did you do it?" he asked. > "..." > "Will it kill... more
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06/12/19

Looking for an essay comparing Beethoven to Hamlet?
I read an essay in school--I think a survey course on British literature--that compared the music of Beethoven to the soliloquies of Hamlet; the essay said that Beethoven's music is "spoken"... more
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06/06/19

Why is it difficult to determine which countries belong to Europe and which belong to Southwest Asia

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06/05/19

Where to break paragraphs in dialogue?
I'm going through an editing something I wrote and am stuck on where to break paragraphs containing dialogue. I know I need to break when a new character speaks, but I'm not sure where to start a... more
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06/05/19

When is the best time to add detail?
Is it better to fill your first draft with excessive detail and edit the unneeded parts out after or if it is better to write simply and go back and add in the details after it is done?
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06/04/19

Directing a negative statement to someone that is actually intended for the speaker itself?
In spoken English, sometimes people address the audience but in fact, they mean themselves. An example: > You haven't been attacked and fearful for your life and remained > optimistic the... more
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05/29/19

manuscript new versions and First Publishing Rights?
If you self-publish a version of a book, and then edit it, can you still traditionally publish it offering First Publishing Rights? Essentially I am asking if a partly re-writen draft is it... more
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04/04/19

How was the modern geographic boundary between Europe and Asia decided?
Wikipedia puts the boundary as: > The modern definition of Europe delimits it from Asia at the Aegean Sea, the Dardanelles-Sea of Marmora-Bosporus, the Black Sea, along the watershed of the... more
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04/02/19

How can I catch more errors when I proofread?
I have a problem where I often proof my own writing and I don't catch all the errors while I am reading through it. I often miss entire words out of sentences or find myself repeating words. I can... more
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03/30/19

When proofreading a chapter, should I try to prevent a few lines spilling onto a new page?
I am proofreading a novel chapter for the first time. I do not have the other chapters to review. The book is a 2nd edition, and several chunks of text have been inserted, so the end of the chapter... more
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03/26/19

How to read silently?
I am not a native English speaker. I could understand what they spoke on TV programs (such as Discovery and National Geographic) , but I dont know how to read books silently. I tried to practice... more
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03/15/19

Single noun that encompasses both writer and speaker?
While writing and speaking are two different skill sets, they have much in common, and there are many people highly skilled in both. For instance, Garrison Keillor is both an excellent writer and... more
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09/24/17

A submarine drive 300 feet every 2 minutes and 6750 feet 45 minutes what is the answer
A submarine Drive 350 every two minutes and 6750 be every 45 minutes
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09/15/17

Chinese immigrants to the US were subject to discrimination and violence during the late 1800s.
what is the answer?
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08/30/16

what is the best way for a 7th grader to study for a spelling test?
What is the best way for a 7th grader to study for a spelling test with letter combinations that are difficult to keep in order such as "believe" "thirtieth", "lieutenant",  "maneuver" and... more
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