What do you think about the heavy use of colons and semi-colons?
2024年10月28日 · A colon has a special use that differs from that of the other "structuring" punctuation (full stop, comma, semi-colon): It precedes a list or example and could be …
What is the correct usage of "P.S." in Emails?
2018年3月7日 · P.S. in e-mails is used exactly the same as P.S. in normal letters. It is short for the Latin post scriptum, i.e. written after the main script.
naming - Can I reuse my character? - Writing Stack Exchange
2024年9月29日 · It’s fiction. You can do whatever you want. I wouldn’t particularly worry about it. J. D. Salinger wrote about Holden Caulfield and his family several times before he wrote …
Finding words through meanings - Writing Stack Exchange
2011年8月24日 · Is there a place or a type of dictionary or even a good method, that instead of searching for a word, I can search for a meaning and get more words that have similar idea or …
How should I use phrases such as "uh huh"? - Writing Stack …
2012年5月1日 · People generally speak with "um" and "huh" peppered throughout their speech. Their meaning can be defined in a general sense, but that meaning may not always be …
narrative - How to find different meanings behind metaphors used …
2019年5月25日 · The power of 3 means that I will probably accept it the third time – maybe find satisfaction in recognizing it as a pattern even if it still evokes no personal meaning. If this is …
gender - How should I switch between different pronouns when …
2024年1月23日 · A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is a good example of using 'they', and I think some of her other books use neopronouns. I probably wouldn't arbitrarily switch …
screenwriting - What's the meaning of the running numbers in left ...
In the case of this specific script, we should hold in mind that we are not seeing the original (Italian) movie script, but a translation of it, and that we do not know if the numbers were part …
The role of inexplicable events in hard science fiction
2018年7月23日 · Also, there are limits to processing and storage. Consider that the internet currently stores around 1200 petabytes. That's basically all the harddrives hooked up to the …
Can someone "have a moment of reprieve"? - Writing Stack …
2022年12月5日 · It's recorded use in the meaning of "a temporary respite (as from pain or trouble)" also fits this situation. However, note that this is just an observation about its historic …