Sorry, could only answer 1 as written; but here are my answers.
1. I don't like the phrase. "smiled" works for me* (Mr. Verbose) But it's so short I can't see how it could be distracting unless you used it every few paragraphs.
2. I use one, but that's just what I'm accustomed to. Whether that's proper writing etiquette, I don't have a clue, but then I couldn't recognize a past participle if it bit me in the ass either.
3. I love first person, particularly writing in it, but reading it as well. Unless the material is crapola, it lends a certain automatic credibility, as in "who would know better what's happening."
4. I think it's charming, though unnecessary. You need to be careful though that billboarding others words don't show the weakness in your own.
5. Generally I find that the creator will come up with many clever possibilities, and that none, or close to it, will apply to me.
I usually avoid polls for the very reason that you have a hard time answering them. I did it in this case only because I knew people could answer more specifically in the comments. And I was trying to be vaguely humorous. *grin*
And to be honest, I adore ticky boxes.
I've ran into a bad batch of advice lately and was looking for more reliable advice -- and from people whom I actually respected.
I have not clue about past participles either. I have a friend that is my grammar checker for me (when I can get her to read my stuff). She yells at me for not getting tenses right. She also helps me fix them. *grin*
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1. I don't like the phrase. "smiled" works for me* (Mr. Verbose) But it's so short I can't see how it could be distracting unless you used it every few paragraphs.
2. I use one, but that's just what I'm accustomed to. Whether that's proper writing etiquette, I don't have a clue, but then I couldn't recognize a past participle if it bit me in the ass either.
3. I love first person, particularly writing in it, but reading it as well. Unless the material is crapola, it lends a certain automatic credibility, as in "who would know better what's happening."
4. I think it's charming, though unnecessary. You need to be careful though that billboarding others words don't show the weakness in your own.
5. Generally I find that the creator will come up with many clever possibilities, and that none, or close to it, will apply to me.
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I usually avoid polls for the very reason that you have a hard time answering them. I did it in this case only because I knew people could answer more specifically in the comments. And I was trying to be vaguely humorous. *grin*
And to be honest, I adore ticky boxes.
I've ran into a bad batch of advice lately and was looking for more reliable advice -- and from people whom I actually respected.
I have not clue about past participles either. I have a friend that is my grammar checker for me (when I can get her to read my stuff). She yells at me for not getting tenses right. She also helps me fix them. *grin*
Thanks again!