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Tips for Proper English
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Avoid alliteration. Always.
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Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
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Employ the vernacular.
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Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
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Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
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Remember to never split an infinitive.
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Contractions aren't necessary.
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Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
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One should never generalize.
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Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell
me what you know."
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Comparisons are as bad as clichés.
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Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.
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Be more or less specific.
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Understatement is always best.
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One-word sentences? Eliminate.
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Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
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The passive voice is to be avoided.
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Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
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Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
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Who needs rhetorical questions?
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Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
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Don't never use a double negation.
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capitalize every sentence and remember always end it with point
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Do not put statements in the negative form.
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Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
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Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
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If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition
can be avoided by rereading and editing.
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A writer must not shift your point of view.
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And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition
is a terrible word to end a sentence with.)
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Don't overuse exclamation marks!!
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Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of
10 or more words, to their antecedents.
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Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
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If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
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Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
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Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
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Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns
in their writing.
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Always pick on the correct idiom.
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The adverb always follows the verb.
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Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague; They're old hat;
seek viable alternatives.