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  • Research Re: English Schools.

    Also: private schools have different timings to state schools. The day starts at 8:30 and finishes at 6:00, but the holidays are 3.5 weeks for Easter and Christmas and 9 ...

    Jul 15, 2007
  • Research Re: English Schools.

    I'll answer for my school, a private one, not state-funded. As such it may not be what you want. Time in session: 5th September to 14th December , 7th January ...

    Jul 15, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: English vs. American

    It's only called the Union Jack when it's flown at sea, it should be the Union Flag. Personally I call the lounge the sitting room and a sofa a sofa. ...

    Jun 8, 2007
  • Research Re: Latin curses (swear words)!!

    "Euge!" - Wow! "Ecce!" - Look! Can't think of any more off the top of my head.

    Jun 2, 2007
  • Research Re: Latin curses (swear words)!!

    The cursewords that would have been used in Latin would have been colloquial and therefore not likely to have been written down. The language that passed through the ages was ...

    Jun 1, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Navel-gazing

    Oh, the outsideness, it pleases me so. With the running and the jumping and the bouncing and the rolling and skipping with all the joyness that's coming. Jimothy likes the ...

    May 27, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    Don't stop. OK not exactly a real one. Otherwise I'd say: "Realise that what may be obvious in your head is not necessarily so in everyone elses."

    Apr 26, 2007
  • Writers Corner Re: Cresent Hearts

    *ATTACK* Just kidding, but yeah, post the story itself, not the advert.

    Apr 25, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Semicolons

    Can also be used to separate items in a list. For example: She went to the supermarket and bought a number of things: biscuits; bacon; tomatos; apricots and cheese.

    Feb 25, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: speeling & grammr

    Hear Hear.

    Feb 19, 2007


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