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Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Grammer

Grammer Rules, OK ?

1. Verbs has to agree 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. Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used.

11. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.

12. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous and just takes up space for no good reason, don’t do it.

13. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.

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

15. Eliminate, all commas, that are, not necessary.

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

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

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

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

20. Puns are for children, not groan readers.

21. Who needs rhetorical questions?

22. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than under-statement.

23. Proofread crarefulllry to see if yuo any wrods out.

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