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 Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: Rules of Writing (True-ish) |
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Found these via stumble:
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Professor Jay's Rules for Funny Writers
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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 cliches 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 unless you don't want to seem too formal. |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| 7. Be more or less specific. |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Lol, I found these. I disagree with them, hehe. |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Well, the rules themselves are good, but his method of using them could be better. The way he uses the 'don't' rules within the rules is funny though. Makes it easy to understand why you don't want to do these things.
Though, I don't quite agree with number 11:
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| 11. Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used unless you don't want to seem too formal. |
While it's true for essay writing, it looks too weird not to have contractions in fiction writing.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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Lol, this made me laugh too. XD I bookmarked it and everything 'cause I love it so much. 
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| 11. Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used unless you don't want to seem too formal. |
While it's true for essay writing, it looks too weird not to have contractions in fiction writing. |
Actually, that can be argued. It really depends on what time period [or whatever] you're writing. Use of language in narration can definitely set the mood or... setting, maybe, of the story?
I'm not very good with debates and explanations, but it can be argued. ^^
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| 1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects. |
This one killed me. The first one, and when I read it, I was practically murdered. I was so confused, but then I started reading; and all was well. xD
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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(number eleven is making my brain hurt.)
*chuckles* These are amusing. 
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Here's another one I remember from a magazine I get:
Abbreviations, cut speech, ect. isn't nessesary. |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| These are great! Good job! |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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I found these ages ago and actually put them up here on YWS.  |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: |
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3, 6, 10, and 11 are wrong.
Unless we're speaking strictly about essay writing.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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 I love this. Number 7 is the best. My English teacher could use them... |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:31 am Post subject: |
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| number 1 made my brain hurt. But yes these are quite amusing! |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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*snortgiggle*
Very nice. Those are going over my desk.
I think 2 would be my personal favorite. That is always something I have trouble with.
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