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Scott Mitchell
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Scott Mitchell, author of several books and founder of 4GuysFromRolla.com, has been working with Microsoft Web technologies since 1998. Scott works as an independent consultant, trainer, and writer.

He can be reached at mit[email protected] or via his blog, which can be found at http://ScottOnWriting.NET.

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How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
May 25, 2011
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What is the best way to punctuate a list of questions in a declarative sentence?
Jan 20, 2011
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Similes and Metaphors - are similes a subset of metaphors?
Oct 9, 2010
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What is the origin of the counting prefixes: uni-, bi-/di-, tri-, quad-, etc.?
Apr 30, 2011
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What is the etymology of "BFE"?
Feb 19, 2011
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"it's" vs "its": what happened lately?
Jan 13, 2011
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What is the early recorded use of "white trash" and has its meaning changed over time?
Sep 13, 2011
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What is the term for pricing items just below a significant value (e.g. $19,995)
Dec 18, 2010
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Is word "crap" considered a vulgarism?
Feb 25, 2011
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Origin of "hating on"
May 29, 2011
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