TV_Tech Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 1. Avoid alliteration. Always. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat.) 4. Employ the vernacular. 5. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. 6. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary. 7. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. 8. Contractions aren't necessary. 9. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos. 10. One should never generalize. 11. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." 12. Comparisons are as bad as cliches. 13. Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous. 14. Profanity sucks. 15. Be more or less specific. 16. Understatement is always best. 17. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. 18. One-word sentences? Eliminate. 19. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake. 20. The passive voice is to be avoided. 21. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms. 22. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed. 23. Who needs rhetorical questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Absolutely great, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I bet that I am a gooder writer then you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 i r gud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I have no doubts you are, Smiley, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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