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Don't forget: * The passive voice is to be avoided. * You want to not split your infinitives with a negative. * In order to streamline your text, take out su
by RyanMcGreal 17y ago
Don't forget:
* The passive voice is to be avoided.
* You want to not split your infinitives with a negative.
* In order to streamline your text, take out superfluous filler like "in order to".
- pmichaud 17y agoI love meta humor...
- tokenadult 17y agoThere is a whole book of these by the late William Safire. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039332723X/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039332723X/
- Gormo 17y agoAlso: * A preposition is something you should not end a sentence with. * Never use stupidistic adjective forms. * All generalizations are bad.
- alabut 17y ago"A preposition is something you should not end a sentence with." Reminds me of a joke: A southern belle is on spring break with her friends when a couple of preppy types settle in next to her on the beach. She tries to be friendly to the nearest girl and says "where are y'all from?" The snooty girl says "I'm from somewhere where they teach you not to end sentences with a preposition." Without missing a beat, the southern girl says "where are y'all from, bitch?"
- xiaoma 17y agoIt is exactly that kind of pretentiousness up with which I shall not put.
- koenigdavidmj 17y agoActually, the quote refers to `arrant pedantry'. However, I guess that this proves your point.