When Duty Calls, That Is When Character

Do Not Put Statements In The Negative Form. And Don't Start Sentences With A Conjunction. If You Reread Your Work, You Will Find On Rereading That A Great Deal Of Repetition Can Be Avoided By Rereading And Editing. Never Use A Long Word When A Diminutive One Will Do. Unqualified Superlatives Are The Worst Of All. De-accession Euphemisms. If Any Word Is Improper At The End Of A Sentence, A Linking Verb Is. Avoid Trendy Locutions That Sound Flaky. Last, But Not Least, Avoid Cliches Like The Plague.

A Dependent Clause Is Like A Dependent Child: Incapable Of Standing On Its Own But Able To Cause A Lot Of Trouble.

The Remarkable Legion Of The Unremarked, Whose Individual Opinions Are Not Colorful Or Different Enough To Make News, But Whose Collective Opinion, When Crystallized, Can Make History.

Sometimes I Know The Meaning Of A Word But Am Tired Of It And Feel The Need For An Unfamiliar, Especially Precise Or Poetic Term, Perhaps One With A Nuance That Flatters My Readership's Exquisite Sensitivity.

Remember To Never Split An Infinitive. The Passive Voice Should Never Be Used. Do Not Put Statements In The Negative Form. Proofread Carefully To See If You Words Out. And Don't Start A Sentence With A Conjugation.