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And let's not forget those cases where someone drops a major F-bomb in the subject line of their post.

Jersey City was small enough that you could take a taxi. Calgary is too big. Talk about urban sprawl. It cost me $100 to get from the airport to my mother's place on the day I arrived back in Calgary.

That man has an unusually large cranium. My own noggin has developed an atmosphere and a ring system as I've aged.

Elisheva, if it helps, I just spent a week in and out of the hospital, helping my mother who has two ulcers on her leg. Aside from the ER, there were multiple trips to the antibiotic clinic, and now, 2-3 months in and out of the wound clinic. Each in a different location. Things I did not know about the Alberta healthcare system. I don't know how they expect you to manage if you're sick and on your own.

Let me know if you need a photo to speed up your writing, Elisheva.

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As I've often said, this shitius just writes itself.

Voila! Got it down to three, including the extra stuff about the kids all being sons of the emperor.

Janet, njc, thank you both.

Can someone please tell me how to rewrite the following without was/were. I give up.

Seven-year-old Apollo Julius Caesar III sat in the game room of the Imperial Palace on Earth with his half-brothers, Caligula, Romulus, and Remus. Caligula was a year older. Romulus and Remus, twins, were a year younger. Although Caligula was the eldest, it was Apollo who was Heir to the Imperium Romanum since he was the only child of the emperor and empress. The other children were illegitimate sons of the emperor.

Thanks
Dirk

The Galaxy Tales - Into the Mind of God v3

There's only one chapter there for now. I recently finished v2, but I recommend ignoring it. It's very rough.

Thanks.
Dirk

Scenes one & two of chapter two have been rewritten! Two to go.

Imagine an artificial intelligence system who becomes sentient in the middle of a desperate battle and dreams of becoming a drag queen. (Chapter one of my book. Shameless plug.)

New caps question. As those who follow my neverending caps saga know, I lowercase informal references to titles (e.g., the emperor), but capitalize formal uses (e.g., the Emperor of the Imperium Romanum). That generally works.

Now for the latest. Apollo's father refers to Caligula as Bastardus Minisculus. Should Bastardus Minisculus be capitalized? Why? It's pretty much a "title". If no caps, what would it be in direct address: The emperor said, "Get over hear, bastardus miniscules."?

Thanks
Dirk

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