The Rules for Good Writing - A Parody
These are the general axioms, so as to put it, that any budding writer should follow, consciously or otherwise, to provide a decent piece of writing that the readers would appreciate. Starting with the most important one, which is :
Long sentences, with commas used, which separate different clauses, are most scowled upon.
A writer must not annoy half his readers by making gender specific statements.
The passive voice should be avoided.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will suffice.
Always finish what you star
Eliminate one word sentences. Always.
Avoid using ampersands & abbreviations etc.
Exaggeration is a million times worse than an understatement.
Be more or less specific.
Always avoid annoying alliterations.
Do not unnecessarily overuse exclamation marks!!!
Avoid nifty locutions that sound ludicrous.
Don mke it a pt 2 use cel fone lingo whil writn. it botherz da reader n doesn luk gud.
Analogies while writing are like eskimos in the Sahara.
One should never generalize.
Remarks in brackets (however important) are unnecessary.
Last but not the least, cliches should be avoided at all costs.
These are the general axioms, so as to put it, that any budding writer should follow, consciously or otherwise, to provide a decent piece of writing that the readers would appreciate. Starting with the most important one, which is :
Long sentences, with commas used, which separate different clauses, are most scowled upon.
A writer must not annoy half his readers by making gender specific statements.
The passive voice should be avoided.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will suffice.
Always finish what you star
Eliminate one word sentences. Always.
Avoid using ampersands & abbreviations etc.
Exaggeration is a million times worse than an understatement.
Be more or less specific.
Always avoid annoying alliterations.
Do not unnecessarily overuse exclamation marks!!!
Avoid nifty locutions that sound ludicrous.
Don mke it a pt 2 use cel fone lingo whil writn. it botherz da reader n doesn luk gud.
Analogies while writing are like eskimos in the Sahara.
One should never generalize.
Remarks in brackets (however important) are unnecessary.
Last but not the least, cliches should be avoided at all costs.
15 Comments:
hahahah!
was like one of our eng lit lessons, but thankfully short and definitely more entertaining...
:)
By Babska, at July 12, 2006 9:08 am
he he..wht a gaand!!
By lord pylorus, at July 12, 2006 9:44 am
nice 1 buddy...plannin 2 teach us eng in coll...??..
By Anonymous, at July 13, 2006 5:12 am
nice comeback I must say.
By vig, at July 14, 2006 5:31 am
haha!awesome.. tat actually made sense.. esp the mobile lingo..nice..
By Anonymous, at July 15, 2006 9:13 am
fuck u (never use words which have a range of meanings in a range of contexts)
By wormgear, at July 16, 2006 3:38 am
"haha!awesome.. tat actually made sense.. esp the mobile lingo..nice.. "
the implication being you normally don't make sense? :D
By Sickboy, at July 17, 2006 12:12 am
muahahahaha! hairbraned! muahahaha!
By Sickboy, at July 20, 2006 3:54 am
jobless freak....
By Chubby, at July 21, 2006 12:27 am
double yaaawwnnnnn!!!!!!
By Chubby, at July 21, 2006 9:42 am
burp!!
By vig, at August 04, 2006 4:12 am
hehehehe
nice!!
"Always finish what you star"
lol
:)
By the_ego_has_landed, at August 30, 2006 4:13 am
not enough people read my blog which happens to contain crap important for life. you just rip soem bullshot from some email don't you :D.
By vig, at September 24, 2006 3:21 am
now...i know i don't know you too well...but why do i have the sneaky suspicion that its an internet forward? or wait...maybe YOU are one of those elusive jokers such email forwards originate from!!!( Yeah, I mean the kind that everyone wants to get a hold of and beat up for generating such nonsense just so that they may be used to spam up people's mailboxes.) aaHA ...gotcha!
By ILqcs, at July 13, 2007 9:29 am
oh wait...just noticed...someone already seems to have made that point. you must get beat up a lot in college. hehehe.
By ILqcs, at July 13, 2007 9:31 am
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