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So, this one of those things that tons of googling cannot turn up. Lots of info on WWI the war, but not much on the homefront.

Does anyone know if the families of British soldiers killed during WWI used any sort of token to represent the death of the soldier? I'm thinking something like the service stars used by American families during WWI & WWII.

I'm using this for a Sherlock Holmes fanfic where Watson is a woman the two are married. The man I need some sort of remembrance for is their adopted son/son-in-law. I already have a photo of him in uniform on the mantle with a lock of his hair framed with it in the story. I just wanted something very definite to show that he died in the war. It's for the epilogue, so it doesn't need to be too detailed.

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Please, critique the writing if you want to. I'd love it if someone did.

How many glasses of wine would it take for someone to become drunk, and what is a reasonable number to have drank before someone is "drunk to a worrisome but not yet dangerous point." This person is not a habitual drinker.

THANK YOU. :D

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I'm the one who bothers you all with annoying grammar questions. In case I haven't annoyed you enough so you'd remember me, I present myself:

Hi, I'm from Venezuela, which means that my native language is Spanish. I'm currently studying Modern Languages at the infamous Universidad Metropolitana and I've got plenty of grammar doubts, in spite of the fact that my level of English is pretty good. This all leads me to...

What you consider would be a good English grammar book for me? One that's complete and at the same time has plenty of explanations so someone with an education as poor as the one given to me can understand.

Thanks in advance.

Does anybody know of an injury that looks a lot worse that it actually is? My character (female, 28, in good health) has been hurt in a fight and needs to 1) be unconscious either due to passing out or being knocked out 2) bleed and 3) have a relatively quick recovery time after receiving medical treatment. The injury can be something simple if that's best--I basically need something showy that would make another character with very a limited medical knowledge freak out.

Unfortunately I know next to nothing about this type of thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated!