Writing guidelines

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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