1. Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read.
2. Don't use no double negatives.
3. Use the semicolon properly, always use it
where it is appropriate; and never where it isn't.
4. Reserve the apostrophe for it's proper use
and omit it when its not needed.
5. Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
6. No sentence fragments.
7. Proofread carefully to see if you any words
out.
8. If any word is improper at the end of a
sentence, a linking verb is.
9. Steer clear of incorrect forms of verbs that
have snuck in the language.
10. Take the bull by the hand
and avoid mixed metaphors.
11. Avoid trendy locutions that sound
flaky.
12. Never, ever use repetitive
redundancies.
13. Everyone should be careful
to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.
14. If I've told you once, I've
told you a thousand times, resist hyperbole.
15. Also, avoid awkward or
affected alliteration.
16. Always pick on the correct
idiom.
17. Avoid commas, that are not
necessary.
18. If you reread your work, you
will find on rereading that a great deal of repetition can be avoided by
rereading and editing.
19. A writer must not shift your
point of view.
20. Eschew dialect,
irregardless.
21. And don't start a sentence
with a conjunction.
22. Don't overuse exclamation
marks!!!!
23. Place pronouns as close as
possible, especially in long sentences, as of ten or more words, to their antecedents.
24. Hyphenate between syllables
and avoid un-necessary hyphens.
25. Write all adverbial forms
correct.
26. Writing carefully, dangling
participles must be avoided.
27. Never use a long word when a
diminutive one will do.
28. In statements involving two
word phrases, make an all out effort to use hyphens.
29. Avoid colloquial stuff.
30. Last but not least, avoid
clichés like the plague, seek viable alternatives.
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