#grammar help

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🫱🏻🫱🏻 UNconscious = A state of unresponsiveness

🫲🏻🫲🏻 SUBconscious = Underneath, below consciousness.

Unconscious SUBconscious bias. SUBconscious habits. SUBconsciously.

When you are UNconscious, you are not doing anything except having fainted, or being in a coma. Apparently, specifically brain death counts too. It is used most often and correctly in medical settings. You are not actively doing ANYTHING that involves bias or habits because you are NOT LUCID. You are the OPPOSITE of conscious.

When something is SUBconscious, it is a habit or opinion that you are awake to perform, but you are not aware that you are doing it, or you are not aware that it harms people.

When something is subLIMINAL, it is communication meant to bypass one’s immediate consciousness. It is BELOW your awareness. You see it in logo design a LOT, but importantly, *shakily grips your shoulders* YOU ARE AWAKE to INTERACT with them.

IT’S SUBconscious. SUB-!

The most voted on subject will be the topic of my next essay!

Your = possessive (that is your book)

You're = conjunction of "you are" (you're doing great)

It's = conjunction of "it is" (it's not possible)

Its = possessive (the dog chased its tail)

Their = possessive (that is their book)

They're = conjunction of "they are" (they're doing great)

There = in reference to a location (go over there)

Who's = conjunction of "who is" (Who's knocking on the door?)

Whose = possessive (whose style is whose?)

To = preposition/infinitive marker (I walked to the mall/she wanted to come, but I didn't want her to)

Too = adverb; in excess/in addition (that is too much candy/I want to go, too)

Two = the number 2 (I have two apples)

Further = metaphorical distance (we keep drifting further apart)

Farther = physical distance (the car drove farther every second)

Should've/could've/would've = conjunctions of sh/c/would HAVE, not sh/c/would OF

Definitely = absolutely (I'm definitely going)

Defiantly = in a manner that shows disobedience (she glared defiantly at him)

Peak = the top of something (his anger hit a peak)

Pique = to stimulate (you have piqued my interest)

Alternatively, if your character “waves hello”, “looks around”, “asks about directions”, stick to that. It makes sense, too! As you’re describing things that are happening at the time of writing, remember that. They’re happening as you’re writing.