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Style guide
William Safire's rules for writers

From Media Humour, Journalism Online Newsletter, January 2004, Issue No: 47 (Source: http://www.laughnet.net)

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Remember to never split an infinitive.

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The passive voice should never be used.
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Do not put statements in the negative form.
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Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
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If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of
repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
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A writer must not shift your point of view.
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And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
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Don't overuse exclamation marks!!
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Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
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Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
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If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
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Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
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Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
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Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.
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Always pick on the correct idiom.
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The adverb always follows the verb.
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Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable
alternatives.
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Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.
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Avoid anoying alliteration.
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Don't verb nouns.
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Don't use no double negatives.
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Make each pronoun agree with their antecedent.
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When dangling, watch your participles.
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Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.
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Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
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About those sentence fragments.
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Try to not ever split infinitives.
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Its important to use apostrophe's correctly.
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Always read what you have written to see if you've any words out.
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Correct spelling is esential.
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Proofread you writing.
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Between you and I, case is important.
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Verbs has to agree with their antecedents.

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