What is the proper word to use in this story?
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Ok here is the answer and it is PIECE.  NOW FOR THE EXPLANATION.\n\nRe: Piece\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nPosted by bob on November 06, 2004 at 00:46:03:\nIn Reply to: Re: Piece posted by ESC on November 05, 2004 at 23:36:53:\n\n: : : I'm involved in a heated debate (yes, I know this is sad) between 2 camps, one that things that phrase is "speak my peace", and the other (including me) who KNOWS that it's "speak my piece". Any backup for which one is right. The "peace" option just makes no sense to me, whereas speaking one's piece, as far as I know, comes from the meaning of speaking/reciting a piece of poetry or literature or whatnot. \n\n: : : Any insight? Is there an origin to this phrase that I can use to back it up?\n\n: : Merriam-Webster online: 9 : OPINION, VIEW. Spoke his piece.\n\n: : I am guessing that its origins are in the pre-television custom of almost everyone having a poem or story that he or she could present. A piece.\n\n: Here you go. From dictionary.com\n\n: speak one's piece\n\n: Also, say one's piece. Say what one thinks, or what one usually says or is expected to say. For example, All right, you've spoken your piece; now let someone else have a turn. The piece in this expression alludes to a memorized poem or speech of the kind recited in a classroom. [Mid-1900s]\n\nPiece. Definitely. Your opponents are misguided. Haven't they ever had to endure a children's recital, where all the little darlings get to do their recital pieces?\nIn the 19th C., in America, it was a common practice for students to memorize famous speeches or patriotic poems, or doggerel by Whittier and Longfellow and such. "the Wreck of the Hesperus" might be one student's piece, while another might have "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." English authors, to a lesser extent. Tennyson. "Charge of the Light Brigade" or Gray's "Elegy." \nFollow Ups:\n\n\nRe: Piece ESC 06/November/04 (0)
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the moral of the story/the overall message it's related to.\neg:war,betrayal,loneliness\nhope that helped.cheerz!
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Beginning, middle, end.  Or introduction, conflict, conclusion. Know your characters, and they will write the story for you.
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This one depends on HOW you are explaining the suffering.\n\nTo say something is the cause 'OF your suffering' is correct.\n\nBut to say what that cause may be... \nthen you'd say: 'To Suffer FROM'... or \n'He suffers from'\n\nOur English is certainly a very strange and difficult language - with many bizzare rules and exceptions to the rules.
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The best word I believe is Damsel , as in a "Damsel in distress" up in a storybook tower, waiting for her prince to save her and live happily ever after.  However, as stated in other answers, the word maiden is also a good fit depending on the context. Just try them both and see with one sounds better to you when you read it in english.
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#1 You'll be glad you will do it.\n\nI'd recommend either\n"You'll be glad you did it!" (If you think they will be pleased when it's done / over.)\nor\n"You'll enjoy it!" (If you think that they will be happy while they are actually DOING it.)\nIt depends entirely on how you want to use the sentence!\n: )\n\n#2 I'll wait until she will finish it.\n"I'll wait until she's finished it." \nThat could be used even if 'she' hasn't started 'it' yet!
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B\n\nIf you would use the word "Us" then it should be "Me".\nIf you would use the word "We" then it should be "I".\n\nLorna and I went to school. We went to school.\nHe gave the book to us. He gave the book to Lorna and me.\n\nSo the correct form is: "The basketball bounced right between Lorna and me."\n\nItself, ourselves, myself refer to reflexive action. Reflexive action is done by and to the same person or group.\n\nI gave myself a shampoo. We gave ourselves the day off.
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If this is a true evaluation, you have to talk about the subject being evaluated, which happens to your group. You could keep saying "the group" over and over, but that will get pretty lame after a while. I would reccomend that you just go with it, use "we." After all, you are part of the group. I don't think your teacher/prof will mind. As for past tense, that really only applies to discussing literature. You should be ok with talking in past tense about things that are done and over with.
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Sweetheart, different sources use different abreviations. Can you type out specifically what they are? Then I might be able to help you.
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First of all this is 4 paragraphs, but I'll give you my criticism anyway.\n\nThe line "Where's ---" should probably be "Where's --,"\n\n"cut off" should be "cut-off"\n\nThe phrase "being tied to his mouth" implies the wrong action.  I would use "being tied around his head."  Honestly, I'd restructure this sentence altogether since it is using a weak passive construction (the word "by").\n\n"Littarly" is spelled wrong.  Should be "Literally."\n\nMy overall impression of this excerpt isn't great.  Because it's pulled from something larger, the references are ambiguous making it hard to give an accurate reading.  Two things in particular that you may want to change is the use of the word "Literally" as it is defined as physically seeing you character in hell and the the overly simple last sentence.\n\nJust a reminder that this is purely criticism and should not be taken to heart.  In the end, you are the artist and can do anything you want to.
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ray p is right. Y stori hir means the long story, so you could just use stori hir.
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When I find out what it is you are asking, I might be able to help.\n\nLearn some grammar and proper sentence structure!
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I was taught a simple way to know which is correct.  Say the sentence without the other person's name. As in: "Me & Kathy went to the store" becomes: "Me went to the store." Obviously "Me" is incorrect.  Another: "It was a secret known only by me & Kathy". Becomes: "It was a secret known only to me". In this case "me" is correct.\nThis works every time!
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Are you the only one talking?  You would need to use "to" for that.  If you two are exchanging ideas, "with" would work better.
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plz rephrase that and spell correctly
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'My mother and I' is the correct phrase to begin your sentence with. \nA very reliable way to check your answer is to eliminate the first person (my mother) and the article (and), so that you are left with just the first-person objective (I or me). Finally, eliminate words such as 'together' from the sentence. You would never use the sentence, 'Me spend Christmas'. Therefore, 'I spend Christmas' is correct grammatically (though it is a sentence fragment). \nWe may now conclude safely that 'My mother and I spend Christmas together' is the correct sentence.
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Decide what your story is going to be about.  Choose a topic about which you know something.  Quite often, an event in your own life as c child can be used as the core basis of your story.  \n\nHow old will your readers be?  This will determine how large your vocabulary is. (If they are very young, important words should be repeated in the telling of your story.)\n\nChoose your characters.  Often one stands for good, and the other one creates problems.  \n\nWhat is the must exciting secion of your story?  Choose a clever title.  You must have colorful pictures. \n\nPicture yourself climbing a mountain.  Imagine what happens as you climb up the mountain.  When you get to the top of the mountain, you are at the most exciting point.  What do you see and feel as you come down the mountain?  Your last paragraph should sum up the story and give the reader "good all over feelin".   You write your story with your points or examples in the story in the same order as if you were climbing the mountain.