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How to write a good post

Honey's picture

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. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.

7. Be more or less specific.

8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.

9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.

10. No sentence fragments.

11. Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used.

12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.

13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it's highly
superfluous.

14. One should NEVER generalize.

15. Comparisons are as bad as clichés.

16. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.

17. One-word sentences? Eliminate.

18. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.

19. The passive voice is to be ignored.

20. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words however
should be enclosed in commas.

21. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.

22. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.

23. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth
earth-shaking ideas.

24. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations.
Tell me what you know."

25. If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Resist
hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.

26. Puns are for children, not groan readers.

27. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.

28. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.

29. Who needs rhetorical questions?

30. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

And the last one...

31. Always proof-read carefully to see if you any words out.

Smiling

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LOL!!!!!

jennye's picture

LOL!!!!!

LOL

jamielea's picture

Thanks, I needed a laugh this morning!
Laughing out loud Laughing out loud Laughing out loud

good one

kittycat45's picture

at first I admit I thought you were not joking Laughing out loud and then it all came to me duhhh

very funny Smiling

LOL!!!

Andrea's picture

That is funny Honey! I think I"ll pass it around at work, but change post to report. Thanks -

Andrea

*sigh*

Kerri's picture

What pains me is that there are far too many people who wouldn't even notice.

Kerri.

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