oh hai its some TIPS ! ---- *

[LE ADMIN!]

Hey guys! Happy New Years!
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anyway, me and the staffies were thinking that maybe we should help out the newer rpers on the site! so here are some tips and tricks to help out!

Oh and also, don't be afraid to post to this thread or in this board and add you're own tips!

[LE ADMIN!]

is that a tip !?

So one thing that's hard is the new rule. 250 words is not a lot and ari showed you in her example post! But I'm gonna try to help a little more, yeah? =]

Alright, its hard sometimes but we made the word count small so that its very easy! All you have to do is add thoughts and feelings and actions! Simple, yes?

For example say you wanted talk about your character liking chocolate. You could say "John liked chocolate so he accepted the piece from Jane." That would be simple. Or, to add more to your post you could add why he likes it or what he likes about it.

"John liked chocolate. His mom always gave it to him for a special treat after Sunday dinners. He would put it into his mouth and simply let it melt, enjoying ever last bit of it. He accepted the piece from Jane and did just that."

See! just by adding why he liked it and what he liked about it, you have a lot more to your post and your character!

It's quite simple loves. Just add in their thoughts and feelings. You could have a post with a lot of talking in it, but its not nearly as interesting because we don't know how your character feels about the situation. We can't see what they are thinking and we don't relate! It is much easier to post with someone when you can relate or feel what they are feeling.

So, just through some feelings and some thoughts in there and your posts with improve greatly!

[LE ADMIN!]

is that a tip !?

Okay, so the next thing we would like to address is grammar and spelling.

We understand that the english language can be difficult with all its rules and such, but really it can be very basic!

We'll start with spelling. Now, I'm not touching on this much because there is a wonderful thing called the Spell Check!
It can be found two buttons away from the post reply button. So it's readily available to you and wants to be used!
Please use it! It's very simple and it will clean your posts up a lot.

Next is grammar. We aren't saying that you need to use your commas and everything correctly all the time. We simply want you to use grammar. So, here is why we get a little put off by those who don't use grammar.

So here is me not using grammar my sentence just goes on and doesn't seem to stop then you get confused because everything simply runs together you don't know where to start and where to stop you need to take a breath somewhere in here but you cant because you just keep reading this long sentence it goes on and on and eventually it just ends up as the whole paragraph and you are left reading it five times so you can understand what is going on then you read it five more times so you can create a post back to it.

See what we mean? That paragraph would be much clearer if there were starts and ends! So, before you post, read it to yourself again out loud. Then you will see where it seems to run on and where you can throw a period in there, yes? yes!

[LE ADMIN!]

is that a tip !?

Next is some commonly confused words. These words get mixed around and improperly used, so this should help a lot!
These are taken from about.com, so to see an even bigger list, click here!

Accept && Except
"Accept" is a verb that means to take in. The preposition "except" means other than.

Affect && Effect
"Affect" is usually a verb meaning to influence. "Effect" is usually a noun meaning result. When used as a verb, "effect" means to cause.

Aggrivate && Irritate
"Aggravate" is a verb that means to make worse. The verb "irritate" means to annoy.

A lot
Spell "a lot" as two words, not one.

Are && Our
The verb "are" is a present tense form of the verb "to be." The adjective "our" is the possessive form of "we."

Breath && Breahte
"Breath" is a noun. "Breathe" is a verb.

Its && It's
"Its" is a possessive pronoun. "It's" is a contraction of "it is."

Principal && Principle
As a noun, "principal" commonly means administrator or sum of money. As an adjective, "principal" means most important. The noun "principle" means basic truth or rule.

Than && Then
Use "than" to make a comparison. Use "then" when referring to time.

Their, There && They're
"Their" is the possessive form of "they." "There" is an adverb (meaning at that place) and a pronoun used to start a sentence. "They're" is a contraction of "they are."

To && Too
The preposition "to" refers to a place, direction, or position. "To" is also used before the verb in an infinitive. The adverb "too" means also or excessively.

Were, We're && Where
"Were" is a past form of the verb "to be." "We're" is a contraction of "we are." "Where" refers to a place.

Your && You're
"Your" is the possessive form of "you." "You're" is the contraction of "you are."

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[constantine elise cartier]

is that a tip !?

so now that we've covered some of the commonly confused words, it's on the the top 100 commonly misspelled words! i know, i've misspelled some of these myself so here is a refresher to help us all out!

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acceptable
accidentally
accommodate
acquire
acquit
a lot
amateur
apparent
argument
atheist

B
believe

C
calendar
category
cemetery
changeable
collectible
committed
conscience
conscientious
conscious

D
definite(ly)
disappear
discipline
drunkenness

E
embarrass
equipment
exhilarate
exceed
existence
experience

F
fiery
foreign
fourth

G
gauge
generally
grammar
grateful
guarantee

H
harass
height
hierarchy

I
ignorance
immediate
independent
indispensable
intelligence
its / it's

J
judgement

K
knowledge

L
leisure
library
lightning

M
maintenance
manoeuvre
memento
millennium
miniature
mischievous

N
noticeable

O
occasion
occasionally
occur / occurred
occurrence
official

P
parallel
parliament
pastime
pigeon
possession
preferable
principal / principle
privilege

Q
questionnaire

R
receive
recommend
referred
reference
relevant
religious
restaurant
ridiculous
rhythm

S
sandal
schedule
scissors
sensible
separate
special
success

T
to / too / two
tomorrow
their / they're / there
twelfth
tyranny

U
until

V
vacuum
vicious

W
weather
weird

Y
you're / your[/ul]

i swear though, i would always spell embarrass incorrectly! it's okay, we're not perfect at spelling! and because i have the power, it's story time! so in 8th grade, my teacher gave us a spelling test every other week and we'd have the 20 required words but then, she would give us 1 or 2 bonus words. and the word was definitely. so, that word turned up week after week after week and she said it wouldn't stop being a bonus word until everyone spelled it correctly and i thank you mrs. jewitt, for teaching me how to properly spell definitely, cause i have not once forgotten it![/size][/blockquote][/blockquote]