"Rools Journalists Live By"

1 - Verbs has to agree with their subjects.

2 - Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.

3 - And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.

4 - It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.

5 - Avoid clichés like the plague. (They’re old hat).

6 - Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.

7 - Be more or less specific.

8 - Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.

9 - Also, too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.

10 - No sentence fragments.

11 - Contractions aren’t necessary and shouldn’t be used.

12 - Foreign words and phrases are not apropos

13 - Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it’s highly superfluous.

14 - One should never generalize.

15 - Comparisons are as bad as clichés.

16 - Don’t use no double negatives.

17 - Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.

18 - One word sentences? Eliminate.

19 - Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.

20 - The passive voice is to be ignored.

21 - Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary.

22 - Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.

23 - Kill all exclamation points!

24 - Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.

25 - Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earthshaking ideas.

26 - Use the apostrophe in it’s proper place and omit it when its not needed.

27 - If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times:
         Resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.

28 - Puns are for children not groan readers.

29 - Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.

30 - Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.

31 Who needs rhetorical questions?

32.  Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

33.  Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

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