User:Oskykins/Tulpa grammar: Difference between revisions

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*iteration: use a simpler word that all English speaking readers will understand to increase readability

*every-day does not have a dash. it's either "everyday" or "every day" depending on specific rules.

*every-day: this word does not have a dash. it's either "everyday" or "every day" depending on specific rules.

**"everyday" is an adjective (describes a noun) used to describe things that (1) occur every day, or (2) are ordinary or commonplace.

**"every day": the adjective (describes a noun) "every" modifies the noun (person, place, thing, or idea) "day".

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'''"The distinguishing factor that separates a tulpa from an imaginary ''friend, is'' the way in which the host experiences no sense of agency or sense of ownership over the thoughts and actions of the tulpa."'''

*you don't put commas where you pause in speech. this is a common misconception which makes people use excess and unneeded commas

*friend, is: you don't put commas where you pause in speech. this is a common misconception which makes people use excess and unneeded commas

'''"These subcultures tend to define the word ''tulpa'' as a mental construct designed to appear as an [[autonomous entity]] which with ''training, can'' consistently appear to the practitioner without the usage of [[hallucinogens]]."'''

*tulpa: this is not a grammar rule, but it is generally helpful to tell your readers that you are referring to a word rather than using its meaning by using quotation marks or italic font in order to separate it.

*training, can: again, you do not place commas where you pause in speech.

**there is a list of rules here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/607/

***i can help you go over this if you need

'''"However, the exact nature of what a tulpa is, and the mechanisms on which it ''acts, remain'' subjects of speculation within the tulpa community."'''

*the first two commas are grammatically correct, but the third is not.

*acts, remain: this is another example of you adding a comma where you paused in your head which isn't grammatically correct

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 *iteration: use a simpler word that all English speaking readers will understand to increase readability
-*every-day does not have a dash. it's either "everyday" or "every day" depending on specific rules.
+*every-day: this word does not have a dash. it's either "everyday" or "every day" depending on specific rules.
 **"everyday" is an adjective (describes a noun) used to describe things that (1) occur every day, or (2) are ordinary or commonplace.
 **"every day": the adjective (describes a noun) "every" modifies the noun (person, place, thing, or idea) "day".
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 '''"The distinguishing factor that separates a tulpa from an imaginary ''friend, is'' the way in which the host experiences no sense of agency or sense of ownership over the thoughts and actions of the tulpa."'''
-*you don't put commas where you pause in speech. this is a common misconception which makes people use excess and unneeded commas
+*friend, is: you don't put commas where you pause in speech. this is a common misconception which makes people use excess and unneeded commas
+'''"These subcultures tend to define the word ''tulpa'' as a mental construct designed to appear as an [[autonomous entity]] which with ''training, can'' consistently appear to the practitioner without the usage of [[hallucinogens]]."'''
+*tulpa: this is not a grammar rule, but it is generally helpful to tell your readers that you are referring to a word rather than using its meaning by using quotation marks or italic font in order to separate it.
+*training, can: again, you do not place commas where you pause in speech.
+**there is a list of rules here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/607/
+***i can help you go over this if you need
+'''"However, the exact nature of what a tulpa is, and the mechanisms on which it ''acts, remain'' subjects of speculation within the tulpa community."'''
+*the first two commas are grammatically correct, but the third is not.
+*acts, remain: this is another example of you adding a comma where you paused in your head which isn't grammatically correct