Verbs Has To Agree With Their Subjects

 

Prepositions are not words to end sentences with

 

And don't start a sentence with a conjunction

 

It is wrong to ever split an infinitive

 

Avoid clichés like the plague

 

Also always avoid annoying alliteration

 

Be more or less specific

 

Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary

 

Also too, never ever use repetitive redundancies

 

No sentence fragments

 

Foreign words and phrases are not apropos

 

One should NEVER generalise

 

Do not be redundant do not use more words than necessary, it's highly and extremely superfluous

 

Comparisons are as bad as clichés

 

Eschew ampersands & abbreviations etc

 

One word sentences? Eliminate

 

The passive voice is to be ignored

 

Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake

 

Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice

 

Exaggeration is a million times worse than understatement

 

Puns are for children not grown readers

 

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

 

Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed

 

Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earthshaking ideas.

 

Finally, proofread carefully to see if you have any words out

 

 

 

From the magazine of SS Philip & Jacob, Bristol