-Caveat Lector- >STANDARD WRITING RULES FOR ENGLISH STUDENTS >FROM THE U.S. DEPTARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL >PUBLIC SCHOOLS > >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 alliteration. >7. Be more or less specific. >8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) >unnecessary. >9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive 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. >22. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice. >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 proper place and omit it when its >not needed. >27. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate >quotations. Tell me what you know." >28. If 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. > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
