Some golden rules
Some golden rules
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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 is highly superfluous. 14. One should NEVER generalise.
15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
16. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
17. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
18. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
19. The passive voice is to be ignored.
20. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary.
21. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.
22. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
23. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth- shaking ideas.
24. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said: ‘I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.’
25. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousands times: resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
26. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
27. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
28. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
29. Who needs rhetorical questions?
30. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
31. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
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 is highly superfluous. 14. One should NEVER generalise.
15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
16. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
17. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
18. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
19. The passive voice is to be ignored.
20. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary.
21. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.
22. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
23. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth- shaking ideas.
24. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said: ‘I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.’
25. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousands times: resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
26. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
27. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
28. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
29. Who needs rhetorical questions?
30. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
31. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.





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Agreed! This is something up with which I will not put.
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DERAIL that metaphor!
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I was reading it to her, and she said "I must have a copy of that!"
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And the hotmail address he sent it from was named to point out that he's "gangsta" (even though he's from suburbia).
What's worse is I must have told them 15 times that the they had to use the school's Pro/E start templates.
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There is some strange idea percolating in the English-speaking world that it is wrong to split an infinitive. That idea was first promulgated in the 18th century; the reason being that the Romans didn't split infinitives, so nor should we. Well they spoke Latin!
To paraphrase George Bernard Shaw "to boldly go" is no more a slit infinitive than "the good boy" is a split nominative.
hcp
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I saw this on another site and it made me smile and I thought a few people on here would appreciate it.
Strangely enough bad things seldom happen when you are smiling either.
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Very good, thank you.
Also, check spelling on #13.
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After reading your golden rules, I have become self conscious and now lack the courage to post any reply . I hope there are no errors.
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Was this a joke? If not, look up the word "irregardless".
Now look up the word "regardless"
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However, maybe you would care to expand on #19.
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Here's a few more examples.
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