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Kipluck

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:53 pm
Rules for Writers

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 cliches like the plague. (They're old hat)
6. Also, always avoid annoying aliteration.
7. Be more or less specific.
8.Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.
9. Also too, never, ever use repetative 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 cliches.
16. Don't use no double negatives.
17. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
18. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
19. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
20. The passive voice is to be ignored.
21. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas.
23. Kill all exclamation points!!!
24. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
25. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth shaking ideas.
26. Use the apostrophe in it's properplace and omit it when its not needed.
27. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, " I hate quotations. Tell me what you kow."
28. I you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
29. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
30. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
31. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
32. Who needs rhetorical questions?
33. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

And finally...
34. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

rofl  
PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:40 am
BYAHAHAHA! Oh, the irony! *loves it*  

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:57 am
I've read it before, but it still gives me a tickle. xp And I can end sentences with prepositions if I want to!  
PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:23 pm
That's the first time I ever read something like that! And I've read thousands of hyperbole and 'starting-sentences-with-conjunctions' hating lists!

Seriously, though, that made me laugh a bit. It was pretty ironic.  

Rukoric


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:07 pm
I've never read that before! xd  
PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:28 pm
I've read that before. I love it. xd .
 

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How so Joe

PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:47 am
Oh, you rock...

User ImageI haven't read that before. I like it a lot.User Image


you really do...
 
PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:09 am
Seriously, that is great! biggrin  

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snazy-a-tastic

PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:05 am
Haha, that was funny.  
PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:57 am
Brilliant. heart  

Keren


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:57 pm
I love it, but haven't read it before.  
PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:44 am
lol it took me a second to realize it was a joke xp  

agny-pantsu


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:47 am
ironic don't you think?  
PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:54 am
heart All illiterate people out there should read it...  

LaForet


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:32 am
Ha, that's pretty funny. I've never read it before.

I like puns. Good puns, not ultra cheesey ones.  
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