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Never use a long word
when a diminutive one will do.
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Parenthetical remarks
(however relevant) are unnecessary.
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Contractions aren't
necessary.
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One should never
generalize.
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Eliminate quotations.
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you
know."
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Don't be redundant;
don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.
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Be more or less
specific.
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One-word sentences?
Eliminate.
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Who needs rhetorical
questions?
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Exaggeration is a
billion times worse than understatement.
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capitalize every
sentence and remember always end it with punctuation
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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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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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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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Last but not least,
avoid clichés like the plague; they're old hat; seek viable alternatives.