Rules for Posting to this Newsgroup

Matt · 2003-12-09T21:21:35+00:00

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. Proof-read carefully to see if you any words out.Nicked, unashamedly, from another groupMatt89 5.0 GT Vert (sleeping soundly in the garage, not to be heard fromagain til spring)

Dec 09, 2003 27 Replies

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Greg B. 22 years ago

Yus ewe dew! :-p

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DumberThanSnot 22 years ago

DAMN! I hate that crappy habit! LOL That's why I'm a programmer and not an English teacher! ;-)

-brian

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Ironrod 22 years ago

I can barely type, now he expects correct spelling & grammar!

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CobraJet 22 years ago

Hey now!

I switched to 90 weight. It allows smother sliding around on the garage floor. Freaky is good. I like freaky chicks.

That's what make it fun!!!

CobraJet

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Patrick 22 years ago

Steve,

I know how two use the word "too". You taught me how too, remember?

Patrick '93 Cobra '83 LTD

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A Guy Named Steve 22 years ago

Sorry, I'm married now - I don't need my memory any longer (at least for stuff that involves other people).

Steve BBB on a stand.

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Dennis 22 years ago

me tew!

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JS 22 years ago

Sew watt your saying is that Steve no's how too use the word two properly to? Wow. That makes too of us. :-)

I couldn't help myself, sorry...

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