Monday, June 16, 2014

Netiquette Core Grammar Mistakes Simplified in a Short Quotation! Via Netiquette IQ Quote of The Day

Every once in a while, you find something which seems to have it all. Today's quote offers wit, compelling information and brevity. How much better than that can you get! Enjoy this quotation. (A hint to all foreign readers. This quotation is actually a sample of the mistakes which are mentioned. For example the first item is in negative form. It should read something like "when you make a statement, keep it in a positive form)
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"Do not put statements in the negative form.
And don’t start sentences with a conjunction.
If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a
great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all.
De-accession euphemisms.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."
~William Safire

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