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1. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
2. Employ the vernacular.
3. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
4. Remember to never split an infinitive.
5. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
6. One should never generalize.
7. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”
8. Don’t be redundant; don’t use more words than necessary; it’s highly superfluous.
9. Be more or less specific.
10. The passive voice is to be avoided.
11. Who needs rhetorical questions?
12. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
13. Do not put statements in the negative form.
14. Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
15. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
16. A writer must not shift your point of view.
17. Don’t overuse exclamation marks!!
18. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
19. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
20. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; They’re old hat; seek viable alternatives.