Just a little something for the grammar Nazis.
Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.
It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
Avoid clichés like the plague (They’re old hat).
Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.
Be more or less specific.
Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.
Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
No sentence fragments.
Contractions aren’t necessary and shouldn’t be used.
Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it’s highly superfluous.
One should NEVER generalize.
Comparisons are as bad as clichés.
Don’t use no double negatives.
Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
One word sentences. Eliminate.
Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
The passive voice is to be ignored.
Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas.
Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.
Kill all exclamation points!!!
Use words correctly irregardless of how others use them.
Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forward earth shaking ideas.
Use the apostrophe in it’s proper place and omit it when its not needed.
Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate quotations”.
You’ve heard it once you’ve heard it a thousand times: Resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
Puns are for children, not groan readers.
Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
Who needs rhetorical questions?
Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out
13 comments:
Stastitically speaking, you covered 98% of them. Good job.
I agree, irregardless of what others might think.
Sometimes, you have to tow the line.
I always believe a person who will use the derogatory "grammar nazi" must be okay with everyone speaking like a dropout hip hopper or illegal immigrant day laborer.
I lied awake in bed thinking about all of this last night.
The Queen’s English is dead in most circles.
Avoid the overuse of TLAs and FLAs (three-letter and four-letter acronyms).
8:07 - I just don't know where to start with the number of screw-ups in that post.
PS: My illegal immigrant gardener makes more than you do and has a provided cottage. Put that in your initiative 65 and smoke it.
Focusing on the grammar to the lack of understanding what the author is saying in the sentence is like taking the trash out & leaving it by the front door.
Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
correction.
Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
Don’t use no double negatives.
correction.
Don’t use any double negatives.
Use the apostrophe in it’s proper place and omit it when its not needed.
correction.
Use the apostrophe in it’s proper place and omit it when it's not needed.
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out
correction.
Proofread carefully to see if you left any words out.
There, it look better now.
Why is Georgia spelled with a G and not a J?
Why is xylophone spelled with an x and not a Z?
Why is the H in Honest silent? Why not omit it?
Why is there a P in Psychiatry?
Why is physical not spelled with an f?
These are a few questions and problems that keep me up at night along with why are we just now going through the 22,000 year earth axis wobble when the Bible claims we have only been here for 5,000 years and there are people saying that cow farts are causing the earth to warm?
Why do the English drive on the left side of the road? Why do the French have a different word for everything we say? Why can’t we use mobile phones everywhere and get a signal when they are mobile?
Why is Mobile, Alabama pronounced the way it is but not the way you pronounce mobile phone?
This stuff is driving me crazy.
Winston tastes good like a cigarette should.
Eats, eschews, and leaves.
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