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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/6/2007 7:29:16 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/8/2007 5:53:33 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/10/2007 6:15:27 AM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/11/2007 5:54:50 AM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/11/2007 8:48:20 AM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/12/2007 5:48:10 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/18/2007 5:24:47 AM   
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I'm a very good editor, and I have a good eye for detail's.

Next.

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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/18/2007 2:02:58 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/18/2007 2:34:13 PM   
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I'm a very good editor, and I have a good eye for detail's.


Ouch!

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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/18/2007 2:43:12 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/19/2007 5:40:33 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/23/2007 8:58:47 AM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 2/23/2007 4:09:48 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 3/3/2007 1:34:49 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 4/16/2007 3:04:48 PM   
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Clauses starting with "which" or "who," which are often used by writers who are careless about their sentence construction, are wordy, often just adding unnecessary subjects followed by the verb "are"; just cut them and say the same thing.

Tim

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RE: Writing Twisters - 4/18/2007 2:59:22 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Lorelei115

Don't fucking curse!


omg, I was in the middle of swallowing a sip of water ... geez ... choke play and all by myself! Too Funny Lorelie! LOL

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RE: Writing Twisters - 4/18/2007 3:18:58 AM   
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by william dickens, or charles shakespeare, i forget which!

it is also difficult to capitalise if you only have one finger!

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RE: Writing Twisters - 4/21/2007 9:19:56 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 4/21/2007 9:32:17 PM   
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RE: Writing Twisters - 4/21/2007 9:35:01 PM   
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