Words & Wordplay - November 2006

I am writing a short story .Is it compulsory to write every dialogue as "xyz"she beckoned or is "xyz"she beckons more correct?I am good at writing stories but i am not sure about the creative writing part or the nitty grittys of the grammar of creative writing .Is my question pertaining to the usage of active / passive voice?

2006-11-12 21:49:39 · 13 answers · asked by gulliver 2

2006-11-12 21:36:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

its from shakespeares play MACBETH and there is no meaning for it in the dictionary.

2006-11-12 21:36:04 · 14 answers · asked by shilpa r 1

2006-11-12 21:04:18 · 6 answers · asked by DEC 1

2006-11-12 20:57:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Biodiesel from oilseeds appears to be somwhat more competitive with diesel than ethanol is with gasoline. Especially for biodiesel, current fuel costs strongly depend on feedstock costs; in total fuel costs, this SHARE may be as high as 60-70 per cent. For bioethanol this SHARE is much lower, depending on the feedstock used. However, in the US, biodiesel is generally farther from competitive prices than is ethanol.

2006-11-12 20:47:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

here it is...the word "INTERNET".....do you pronounced this as silent "T"what i mean is the first letter T..,?

2006-11-12 19:43:54 · 12 answers · asked by Change this name! 3

and interesting expression

2006-11-12 19:39:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

(It sounds like comparison, but there is no comparison)

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The net GHG emissions of corn ethanol production, in terms of grams of carbon per MJ, range in these studies from -35 to +29 of those of gasoline.

2006-11-12 19:21:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-12 19:01:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-12 18:39:53 · 7 answers · asked by ansuman 1

2006-11-12 18:34:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-12 18:33:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-12 18:26:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-12 18:24:02 · 3 answers · asked by JudasHero 5

2006-11-12 18:21:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the air that comes from your mouth is called breath, than what do you call the air that comes out of your nose?

2006-11-12 18:19:01 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1

answer all questions please. thanks. oh. and is it like S.A or just SA . with or without the full stops.

2006-11-12 17:45:40 · 6 answers · asked by velle_b 2

I have seen the word "sneaked" in a newspaper article, and heard it pronounced that way in an unrelated newscast. It looks and sounds incorrect to me, but I presume it to be grammatically correct, since that tense was used in more than one news format. What is the rationale behind this?

2006-11-12 17:42:23 · 4 answers · asked by LFM 2

How do I use it in a sentence. Can I say 'through many trials and tribulations I have never given up'?

2006-11-12 17:35:42 · 3 answers · asked by Delta-fan 2

2006-11-12 17:14:37 · 4 answers · asked by ishika 1

2006-11-12 17:12:04 · 6 answers · asked by Steve, Steve-O 1

hello i want to make a letter using the letters that are tatto'd in george lopez neck in his new album. do you now what there called or where i cant find them.?? thats the only way i now how to discribe them haha!!! stupid i now

2006-11-12 16:45:43 · 1 answers · asked by EAZY-E 1

Is there any, or is it a language difference?

2006-11-12 16:12:12 · 8 answers · asked by мooи sнiиe 5

is that grammatically correct, and even if it is, do many people say it?

2006-11-12 16:04:52 · 6 answers · asked by JudasHero 5

If I am talking about a maple tree, do i capitalize the word 'maple'? Or do I only capitalize 'maple' if I'm talking about a specific kind of maple tree, like a Sugar Maple?

2006-11-12 15:50:48 · 7 answers · asked by mighty_power7 7

2006-11-12 15:45:41 · 5 answers · asked by mark g 1

2006-11-12 15:26:07 · 16 answers · asked by Maverick off Top Gun 3

2006-11-12 14:59:59 · 17 answers · asked by Stef 1

Whats the root word for.... Carnivore
and
whats the root word for Horse

thanks

2006-11-12 14:59:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous