Wednesday, May 11, 2011

RULES FOR ENGLISH USAGE

 

English is a complex language with so many nuances that the rules of usage are forgotten in education systems. Is that because the teachers are not competent in the usage of the language they are teaching?

Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.

And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.

It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.

Avoid clichés like the plague (they're old hat).

Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.

Be more or less specific.

Remarks in brackets (however relevant) are (usually) (but not always) unnecessary.

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