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1. Don't use yourself as a character.
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I don't see why not; plenty of people here do.
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The mine was silent again, except for the slow dripping of water somewhere up ahead.
Same thing here.
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I wouldn't class this as a contradiciton, simalar phrases appear quite often in literature. While the 5 rabbits example is a contradiction, this has only one subject [the dripping] and it would even be correct to say 'it was silent except for the dripping of water, the sound of the miners footesteps and the constant tap-tap of steel on rock' where three subjects are linked by correct grammar.
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Talking in caps makes your writing less mature
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Indeed, that is why we have the italics and bold functions.
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6. Type out numbers. Compare 20 to twenty.
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There is a surprising amount of formality on whether a number should be written or typed; in general numbers of four or more sylables should be written as digits, as should decimals. Fractions are typed unless comples [One and a half hours, five eighths] Time can be either, but is usually written if on the hour, half hour or quarter hour [2:37 vs three oclock or a quarter to seven]
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