DrMoriarty
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1. Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read.
2. Don't use no double negatives.
3. Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate; and never where it isn't.
4. Reserve the apostrophe for it's proper use and omit it when its not needed.
5. No sentence fragments.
6. Avoid commas, that are unnecessary.
7. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
8. Hyphenate between sy-llables and avoid un-necessary hyphens.
9. Write all adverbial forms correct.
10. Don't use contractions in formal writing.
11. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
12. It is incumbent upon us to avoid archaisms.
13. Steer clear of incorrect forms of verbs that have snuck in the language.
14. Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
15. Resist hyperbole like the plague.
16. Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.
17. Don't string too many prepositional phrases together unless you are walking through the valley of the shadow of death.
18. "Avoid overuse of 'quotation "marks."'".
19. Finally, eschew obfuscation.
2. Don't use no double negatives.
3. Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate; and never where it isn't.
4. Reserve the apostrophe for it's proper use and omit it when its not needed.
5. No sentence fragments.
6. Avoid commas, that are unnecessary.
7. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
8. Hyphenate between sy-llables and avoid un-necessary hyphens.
9. Write all adverbial forms correct.
10. Don't use contractions in formal writing.
11. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
12. It is incumbent upon us to avoid archaisms.
13. Steer clear of incorrect forms of verbs that have snuck in the language.
14. Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
15. Resist hyperbole like the plague.
16. Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.
17. Don't string too many prepositional phrases together unless you are walking through the valley of the shadow of death.
18. "Avoid overuse of 'quotation "marks."'".
19. Finally, eschew obfuscation.
