Okay Cool, do you mind if I call you Cool?
Here's a few things about English grammar:
1. A sentence always begins with an uppercase letter. You can get this through Shift+(*letter*) or typing with Caps Lock on. This is important because it helps with figuring out where a sentance begins.
2. Paragraphs. This has subsections:
2a. First, a paragraph is usually one idea. When you end your idea, you should end the paragraph. You wouldn't really say: "I ate ice cream with chocolate sprinkles," and "On Saturday I went biking," in the same paragraph, because they are separate ideas.
2b. When you make a new paragraph, I know that I at least find it easier to tell this if you press Enter (or Return on older keyboards) twice, to make a space, as you can see with my tips.
3. When doing quotes of what people say (in a story, not on the forum) it is in the following format:
"quote," said character.
It is important to do this, because it is then possible to see who says what.
4. Commas. The comma is very important, I could go on about how to use commas, but since you haven't used them much yet, I'll say that you can do it this way:
Whenever you have a pause in a sentence, or are listing things, use a comma.
5. Uh... nothing else really. Just wanted to help you make your posts more readable.
NOTE: Might be a good idea to make a sticky on proper writing? TO AN EXTENT, we don't want to be critical. But people should still be able to read posts.
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