Essential Writing Rules
Published by Rick on Monday, March 01, 2010.
Avoid cliches like the plague; give them a wide berth.
Do not be redundant; do not use more words to express an idea or concept than you really need to use.
All verbs has to agree with subjects. Always avoid annoying alliteration. Be specific, more or less.
Parenthetical remarks (however pertinent) are (almost certainly) superfluous.
Complete sentences only, please.
The passive voice is to be avoided.
Foreign words and phrases are de trop.
Delete commas, that are, not necessary.
One should never generalize.
Avoid ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
Analogies in writing are like pyjamas on a cat.
Never use a big word where a diminutive expression would suffice.
Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations."
A mixed metaphor, even one that flies like a bird, should be given its marching orders.
Who needs rhetorical questions?
Exaggeration is a million times worse than understatement.
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
Do not be redundant; do not use more words to express an idea or concept than you really need to use.
All verbs has to agree with subjects. Always avoid annoying alliteration. Be specific, more or less.
Parenthetical remarks (however pertinent) are (almost certainly) superfluous.
Complete sentences only, please.
The passive voice is to be avoided.
Foreign words and phrases are de trop.
Delete commas, that are, not necessary.
One should never generalize.
Avoid ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
Analogies in writing are like pyjamas on a cat.
Never use a big word where a diminutive expression would suffice.
Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations."
A mixed metaphor, even one that flies like a bird, should be given its marching orders.
Who needs rhetorical questions?
Exaggeration is a million times worse than understatement.
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
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