The rule even got screen time in the movie Finding Forrester, when Sean Connery and Rob Brown have an entire conversation about it (and deliberately start their

The rule even got screen time in the movie Finding Forrester, when Sean Connery and Rob Brown have an entire conversation about it (and deliberately start their sentences with the offending words in order to make their points). This was the first thing that came to mind when reading that particular section. It's so true, and the points they make in that scene are good points indeed. I think that's an underrated movie.