An honorific, believe it or not, is not a fic written in someone's honor. It's a respectful term of address used for persons of rank. When you're writing in a universe in which people have rank, it helps to know how to describe and address them correctly - and incorrectly!

With examples from Star Wars, Narnia, Tin Man, Horatio Hornblower, quite a ( Read more... )

Fanfic authors who write in English find that this language is both a blessing and a curse. While scholars argue over how to come up with an accurate count of the number of words in the English language, there is widespread agreement that English does have an unusually large vocabulary, offering authors an array of words to choose from that may be ( Read more... )

verilyverity asks, "What is a dangling modifier?"
(with examples from Tin Man)

Some modifiers dangle; some are misplaced. Exactly where the line is drawn seems to vary, but the term "dangling" is commonly used to describe a range of errors.

( Piano for sale by lady with fancy carved legs )

In response to zebra363, who asked about the use of possessives with gerunds.

With examples from the Temeraire series and an unknown fandom (I don't know who Ross, Geoff, and Tom are, but they sound pretty hot).

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... with examples from House

mirankos asks: "What is incorrect about saying 'keep this between the three of us'?"

Look carefully at the word "between" and you will see the letters "tw" together, just as in the word "two." That's no accident! ( Between vs. Among )