I am getting sick of the lack of grammar on this site!

[chipbgt]

Here are some rules for better writing:

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 and bon mots 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.

[SysOpt]

haha

[chipbgt]

im serious people who dont use punctuation are the wurst offenders

[Warthog]

Did you make this up?

Warthog

[chipbgt]

No, its part of a Mensa bulletin that was passed out about, 20 years ago Still very relevant though IMO.

[Warthog]

Yes, very relevant. But most of the time, I understand what the other person is saying despite grammatical errors.

Warthog

[RCN_Moose]

Do they even teach grammer in school anymore?

Moose

[dkozloski]

That is the kind of post up with which I will not put.

[Warthog]

I just finished 10th grade high school. We spent about 1 1/2 weeks on grammar. I had to learn certain parts all over again because I had not been taught about it since 5th/6th grade. Fortunately I read many books so I wasn't a complete stranger to writing etiquette.

Warthog

[akaBruno]

Verbs HAS... ??? That's a good place to start.

BTW., thanks, I'm gonna save that there thing, fer posteriors.

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[jad1097]

POW POW !!| |//._
I killed it11..


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[narayan]

3. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.

Whoops!

[oxOGradiusOxo]

sheesh, some people..

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[catcow]

I also fink it's real bad how people don't spell and put their words right on dis fing.

[narayan]

Good call, Gradius, I guess I just wasn't paying attention funny stuff

[This message has been edited by narayan (edited 06-20-2000).]