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I know adverbs are controversial, but "said softly" means something different than "whispered" and this is the hill I will die on.

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When people get a little too gung-ho about-

wait. cancel post. gung-ho cannot be English. where did that phrase come from? China?

ok, yes. gōnghé, which is…an abbreviation for “industrial cooperative”? Like it was just a term for a worker-run organization? A specific U.S. marine stationed in China interpreted it as a motivational slogan about teamwork, and as a commander he got his whole battalion using it, and other U.S. marines found those guys so exhausting that it migrated into English slang with the meaning “overly enthusiastic”.

That’s…wild. What was I talking about?

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occasional posts from users

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[sits down to write a smut fic] The plot of this smut fic is that Character A abandoned god long ago and yet hungers for a return to his embrace

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They are about to demolish the Nabil darwish museum to build another fucking bridge

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one of the worst things abt chronic fatigue and chronic pain is the boredom. rendered incapable of doing anything and the pain and fatigue is so taxing that your brain can't handle doing engaging things. your brain gets tired. too tired to think sometimes. but you're still aware. so then comes the boredom. just yearning for any kind of activity but being denied it because you just don't have the space for it. the worst thing abt pain and fatigue is that it's banal.

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"We'll fix it in post" is a phrase from the film industry, but it is inherently funnier when it's spoken by a writer because--tragic--you are also the post-production team.

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“no i will not elaborate” is such a fun line, but unfortunately i have adhd and am incapable of shutting up. yes i will elaborate

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me every day without fail: I'll do [chore] when I get home

me when I get home:

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people should give me money so i can get more tattoos and look hotter and sexier

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All the pretty bugs~

Lady Jane Prentiss- Corpse eating butterfly

Queen Agnes - Monarch butterfly

Jon Sims (witch) - Small emperor moth

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I really should talk more about my main wip again………

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aw fuck being out of it yesterday meant i missed fuck you and fuck your train friday 😔

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mutuals i fucking love you all so much forever btw. If you care

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The more you write, the more you discover your writing style, the more you develop the craft. So write, write even if you think it’s not good enough. Write to master the process of writing.