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12 rules for writers
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XHow To Write Good | |
1. Alliterations are awkward; always avoid. | |
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. | |
3. A writer needs a cliché like a fish needs a bicycle. | |
4. Comparisons are as bad as the clichés. | |
5. Be more-or-less specific. | |
6. All writers should never generalise. | |
Seven. Be consistent. | |
8. Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; avoid being verbose, it's excessively superfluous. | |
9. Who needs rhetorical questions? | |
10. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. | |
12. Don't miss any important steps |
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