10 Rules for Writers [Ian's Messy Desk]

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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 clichés 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. No sentence fragments.
  10. Don’t use no double negatives.
  11. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

IF you want a better approach to these rules, check out William Safire’s Rules for Writers.

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Original post here: Ian McKenzie

13 June 2008 | Humour | Comments

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