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by Asphodel
Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:39 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Rejection - word missing in the first paragraph
Replies: 9
Views: 6308

Re: Rejection - word missing in the first paragraph

I've never come across any more written as one word. Maybe that's because I'm from the UK. But a more precise way of writing the sentence, which would avoid using that anyway, is: Stories of identity theft, online fraud and various phishing scams are no longer a novelty. I've only seen it on US web...
by Asphodel
Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:05 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Rejection - word missing in the first paragraph
Replies: 9
Views: 6308

Re: Rejection - word missing in the first paragraph

WordCraft wrote:I agree with the link you give, and it is the way I use it.

Excerpt: "I don't buy books anymore because I don't need any more books."

Though, of course, you still should have had "anymore" in your piece, by my reckoning at least. :D
Thanks very much!
by Asphodel
Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:48 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Rejection - word missing in the first paragraph
Replies: 9
Views: 6308

Re: Rejection - word missing in the first paragraph

Thank you very much for your help!

Yes, I thought it might have been "from".

Funny thing with "any more" vs "anymore". British books usually use "any more". http://alt-usage-english.org/anymore.html
by Asphodel
Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:34 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Rejection - word missing in the first paragraph
Replies: 9
Views: 6308

Rejection - word missing in the first paragraph

HI everybody, I've submitted an article and it has been rejected a couple of times (always different reasons). So I've edited it and submitted it again. I was very surprised when it got rejected again for a completely new reason and the paragraph in question was not the one that I've edited. Could y...