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I'm writing about the root of the lotus and I keep going back and forth between "the lotus' root" and "the lotus's root." Which is right?
I need help settling this disagreement with a friend: One space or two after a period?
Is the word "everybody" plural or singular? What about the word "nobody"?
Should I use past or present tense when writing about my book in a query letter?
Do I really need to spend a lot of time doing a final proofread before submitting my fiction? Isn't that what an editor does?
How do I indicate that a character is repeating someone else's words when speaking? Using quotation marks inside of quotation marks seems confusing.
What's the difference between "whose" and "who's"?
When should I use a dash?
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