TLP

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I am an amateur with a love for the written word. English is not my native tongue, but I do have considerable knowledge of it.

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Oct 16	awarded	Scholar
Oct 16	accepted	What is a better way to name “The Wrong Question”?
Oct 16	comment	Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry It is a line from the song American pie by Don McLean. It is -- I believe -- a song about the death of John Lennon.
Oct 15	comment	Use of “so as not to” @FumbleFingers Why do you think having an omniscient narrator is taking things too far?
Oct 15	comment	Use of “so as not to” Just a note: "The thief" is third person, and "so as not to cut himself" is a deduction that implies first person knowledge. Unless "the thief" is the narrator, or you are using an omniscient narrator, you may wish to reconcile this discrepancy in perspective. E.g. "The thief carried the knife carefully, as if he was afraid of cutting himself."
Oct 15	comment	What is a better way to name “The Wrong Question”? Yep, that's it in a nutshell. However, "XyProblem" is not very self-explanatory. +1 for the funny link though. ;)
Oct 15	awarded	Supporter
Oct 14	awarded	Nice Question
Oct 14	awarded	Commentator
Oct 14	comment	What is a better way to name “The Wrong Question”? Yes, the opposite of a good decision is a bad one. However, I would prefer a solution that is not as black and white. Your premise lacks a "because...", since it is not - from every conceivable aspect - necessarily a poor idea to build an underwater house.
Oct 14	comment	Do the words “peasant” and “pissant” mean the same thing? @Marthaª Oh wow, I've been quoted. =)
Oct 14	comment	What is a better way to name “The Wrong Question”? Combined with Hellion's answer: "You are treating the symptom of a design problem." That is rather close.
Oct 14	comment	What is a better way to name “The Wrong Question”? Perhaps this combined with jwpat7's.. "You are treating the symptom of a design problem." Comes close.
Oct 14	comment	What is a better way to name “The Wrong Question”? A poor decision is not necessarily false, though.
Oct 14	awarded	Editor
Oct 14	revised	Do the words “peasant” and “pissant” mean the same thing? added quote
Oct 14	comment	What is a better way to name “The Wrong Question”? That is not a big leap from "You're treating the symptom" or "You're asking The Wrong Question", though.
Oct 14	awarded	Teacher
Oct 14	comment	What is a better way to name “The Wrong Question”? That is concise only when the problem is easily described, though.
Oct 14	answered	Do the words “peasant” and “pissant” mean the same thing?