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. 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 cliches.
16. Don't use no double negatives.
17. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations,
etc.
18. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
19. Analogies in writing are like feathers on
a snake.
20. The passive voice is to be ignored.
21. Eliminate commas, that are, not
necessary. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas.
22. Never use a big word when a diminutive
one would suffice.
23. Kill all exclamation points!!!
24. Use words correctly, irregardless of how
others use them.
25. Understatement is always the absolute
best way to put forth earth shaking ideas.
26. Use the apostrophe in it's proper place
and omit it when its not needed.
27. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo
Emerson said, "I hate quotations.Tell me what you know."
28. 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.
29. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
30. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid
colloquialisms.
31. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should
be derailed.
32. Who needs rhetorical questions?
33. Exaggeration is a billion times worse
than understatement.
And finally...
34. Proofread carefullp:// see if you any
words out, or made any spilling