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Verbs has to agree with their subjects. |
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Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. |
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And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. |
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It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. |
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Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat.) |
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Also, always avoid annoying alliteration. |
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Be more or less specific. |
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Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually)
unnecessary. |
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Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies. |
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No sentence fragments. |
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Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used. |
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Foreign words and phrases are not apropos. |
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Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary;
it's highly superfluous. |
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One should NEVER generalize. |
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Comparisons are as bad as cliches. |
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Don't use no double negatives. |
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Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. |
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One-word sentences? Eliminate. |
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Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake. |
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The passive voice is to be ignored. |
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Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words
however should be enclosed in commas.
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| 22 |
Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice. |
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DO NOT use exclamation points and all caps to emphasize!!! |
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Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them. |
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Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth shaking
ideas.
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Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and omit it when its not needed.
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| 27 |
Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate
quotations. Tell me what you know."
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If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Resist
hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
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Puns are for children, not groan readers.
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Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms. |
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Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
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Who needs rhetorical questions? |
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Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
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The passive voice should never be used. |
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Do not put statements in the negative form. |
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Verbs have to agree with their subjects. |
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A writer must not shift your point of view. |
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Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences of 10 or
more words, to their antecedents.
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Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided. |
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If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
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Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors. |
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Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. |
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Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns
in their writing.
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Always pick on the correct idiom. |
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The adverb always follows the verb. |
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Be careful to use the rite homonym. |
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And finally...
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. |
