| 1 |
Verbs has to agree with their
subjects. |
| 2 |
Prepositions are not words to
end sentences with. |
| 3 |
And don't start a sentence
with a conjunction. |
| 4 |
It is wrong to ever split an
infinitive. |
| 5 |
Avoid cliches like the plague.
(They're old hat.) |
| 6 |
Also, always avoid annoying
alliteration. |
| 7 |
Be more or less specific. |
| 8 |
Parenthetical remarks (however
relevant) are (usually) unnecessary. |
| 9 |
Also too, never, ever use
repetitive redundancies. |
| 10 |
No sentence fragments. |
| 11 |
Contractions aren't necessary
and shouldn't be used. |
| 12 |
Foreign words and phrases are
not apropos. |
| 13 |
Do not be redundant; do not
use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous. |
| 14 |
One should NEVER generalize. |
| 15 |
Comparisons are as bad as
cliches. |
| 16 |
Don't use no double negatives. |
| 17 |
Eschew ampersands &
abbreviations, etc. |
| 18 |
One-word sentences?
Eliminate. |
| 19 |
Analogies in writing are like
feathers on a snake. |
| 20 |
The passive voice is to be
ignored. |
| 21 |
Eliminate commas, that
are, not necessary. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas.
|
| 22 |
Never use a big word when a
diminutive one would suffice. |
| 23 |
DO NOT use exclamation points
and all caps to emphasize!!! |
| 24 |
Use words correctly,
irregardless of how others use them. |
| 25 |
Understatement is
always the absolute best way to put forth earth shaking ideas.
|
| 26 |
Use the apostrophe in
it's proper place and omit it when its not needed.
|
| 27 |
Eliminate
quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what
you know."
|
| 28 |
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.
|
| 29 |
Puns are for children,
not groan readers.
|
| 30 |
Go around the barn at high
noon to avoid colloquialisms. |
| 31 |
Even IF a mixed
metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
|
| 32 |
Who needs rhetorical
questions? |
| 33 |
Exaggeration is a
billion times worse than understatement.
|
| 34 |
The passive voice should never
be used. |
| 35 |
Do not put statements in the
negative form. |
| 36 |
Verbs have to agree with their
subjects. |
| 37 |
A writer must not shift your
point of view. |
| 38 |
Place pronouns as
close as possible, especially in long sentences of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
|
| 39 |
Writing carefully, dangling
participles must be avoided. |
| 40 |
If any word is
improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
|
| 41 |
Take the bull by the hand and
avoid mixing metaphors. |
| 42 |
Avoid trendy locutions that
sound flaky. |
| 43 |
Everyone should be
careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.
|
| 44 |
Always pick on the correct
idiom. |
| 45 |
The adverb always follows the
verb. |
| 46 |
Be careful to use the rite
homonym. |
| 47 |
And finally...
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
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