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Rules for
Writing Good
1. Each
pronoun agrees with their antecedent
2. Verbs
has to agree with their subjects.
3. Don't
use no double negatives.
4. A
writer mustn't shift your point of view.
5. Don't
use a run-on sentence you got to punctuate
it.
6. Avoid
redundancy.
7. Don't
repeatedly reiterate over and over.
8. About
sentence fragments.
9. Don't
use commas, which aren't necessary.
10. Don't
abbrev.
11. Check
to see if you any words out.
12.
Eschew esoteric verbiage.
13.
Computer spell Czechs are imperfect.
14. Never
use a preposition to end a sentence
with.
15. Use
apostrophe's right.
16. When
dangling, don't use participles.
17. Never
leave a transitive verb just lay there without
an object.
18. a
sentence should begin with a capital and end
with
a period
19. Watch
out for irregular verbs which have creeped
into our language.
20.
Profanity sucks.
21. Be
more or less specific.
22.
Understatement may be better.
23.
Exaggeration is a billion times worse than
under-
statement.
24.
Analogies in writing are like feathers on a
snake.
25. Go
around the barn at high noon to avoid
colloquialisms.
26. Even
if a mixed metaphor sings like a canary, it
should be thrown out with the bathwater.
27. Last
but not least, lay off cliches.
Do you know more "rules" for
writing good? Email
us.
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