LadyInBed
Well-Known Member
There has been a marked drop in standards within recent posts.
To try to address the problem, here's a few guidelines.
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. Be, more or less, specific.
7. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.
8. Also, too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
9. Contractions aren't helpful and shouldn't be used.
10. Never generalize
11. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
12. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
13. Understatement is probably not the best way to propose earth shattering ideas.
14. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."
15. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
16. Even if a mixed metaphor does sing, it should be derailed.
17. Who needs rhetorical questions?
18. Exaggeration is a million times worse than understatement.
19. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
20. Avoid single word sentences! Always? Absolutely.
Today's fought: Do dogs bark with regional accents ?
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To try to address the problem, here's a few guidelines.
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. Be, more or less, specific.
7. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.
8. Also, too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
9. Contractions aren't helpful and shouldn't be used.
10. Never generalize
11. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
12. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
13. Understatement is probably not the best way to propose earth shattering ideas.
14. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."
15. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
16. Even if a mixed metaphor does sing, it should be derailed.
17. Who needs rhetorical questions?
18. Exaggeration is a million times worse than understatement.
19. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
20. Avoid single word sentences! Always? Absolutely.
Today's fought: Do dogs bark with regional accents ?
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