Re: Writing guidelines

[Lester Klein <lklein -at- CAP -dot- GWU -dot- EDU>]

Here are a few more that i always hand out at the first meeting of the
Technical Writing courses I teach.

The President is currently attempting to put the Ship of State back on its
feet with a mixed metaphor.

Send me in a letter an example of a misplaced modifier.

Be it as it may, the subjunctive mood is very rarely used.

A recent finding found that most writings had an excessive use of gerunds.

Hanging is too good for persistent, pervasive, purveyors of puns (and
alliterations), they should be drawn and quoted.

Les Klein
114 Melbourne Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20901
301-87-0659, lklein -at- cap -dot- gwu -dot- edu


On Wed, 17 Aug 1994, Brian S. R. Bennett wrote:

> glen accardo writes:
> >1.  Remember to never split an infinitive.
> >
> >2.  If any word is wrong at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
> >
> >3.  Avoid cliches like the plague.
> >
> >4.  Proofroad!
> >
> >5.  Always proofread to see if you any words out.
> >
> >Any more to this list?
> >

> 6. Eschew obfuscation.

> 7. Check for commonly mispelled words.

> 8. Do not use large, rarely used words when a diminutive one will do.


> That's all I remember.  In addition, Winston Churchill (I think) once said:

> "Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not
> put."

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