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Subject:Writing guidelines From:"Brian S. R. Bennett" <bb18+ -at- ANDREW -dot- CMU -dot- EDU> Date:Wed, 17 Aug 1994 11:21:50 -0400
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."
Brian
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