16 6 / 2012
I’m so sick of people thinking they can just waltz into my room when I’m obviously listening to music in 4/4.
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30 5 / 2012
The Middle Ages was a very exciting time in Europe.
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29 3 / 2012
Oh, Bernard Black, why is everything you say pure gold? :)
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11 3 / 2012
Camp Square-Bashing Sketch from Monty Python’s And Now for Something Completely Different (x)
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01 3 / 2012
How to Write Good
By, George L. Trigg, William Safire, and others
- Consult the dictionery to avoid mispelings.
- Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read.
(Variant: “Don’t use run-on sentences you got to punctuate them.”) - Verbs has to agree in number with their subjects.
- No sentence fragments.
(Variant: “About sentence fragments.”) - Make sure each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.
- Just between you and I, the case of pronouns is important.
- In letters essays and reports use commas to separate items in a series.
- Avoid commas, that are not necessary.
- Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas.
- A writer must not shift your point of view in mid-sentence.
- Use parallel construction not only to be concise but also clarify.
- Don’t use no double negatives.
- If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times: Resist hyperbole.
- Its important to use apostrophes right in everybodys writing.
- Don’t abbrev.
- Remember to hyphenate two or more word modifiers that precede the words they modify.
- Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
- In the case of a report, check to see that jargonwise, it’s A-OK.
- Writing carefully, dangling participles should not be used.
(Variant: “Being bad grammar, a writer should not use dangling modifiers.”) - Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
(Variant: “Eschew obfuscation!”) - Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
- Mixed metaphors are a pain in the neck and ought to be weeded out. (Variants: “Take the bull by the hand and don’t mix metaphors.” “Avoid mixing metaphors: the monkey’s in your court now.”)
- Don’t verb nouns.
- Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
(Variant: “About repetition, the repetition of a word might be real effective repetition—take, for instance the repetition of Abraham Lincoln.”) - In my opinion, I think that an author when he or she is writing should definitely not get into the habit of making use of too many unnecessary words that he or she does not really need in order to put his or her message across.
- It behooves us to avoid archaisms.
- Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.
- Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague.
(Variant: “Last but not least, lay off cliches.”)
One of the best style guides ever conceived.
11 2 / 2012
I’ve met someone who has asked me to make a choice.
Truth or Happiness.
I can’t decide.
