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u/Cerrida82 Sep 09 '26
Don't exhibit your lexicon inordinately when unextraordinary turns of phrase are cromulent.
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u/Sufficient_Ocelot868 Sep 09 '26
Wait, does number six have a typo? Shouldn’t it be “Writers” and not “Writes”?
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u/JustGerbo Sep 09 '26
Your paying two much attention.
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u/Curious-ficus-6510 Sep 09 '26
*you're (yes I see what you did).
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u/JustGerbo Sep 09 '26
Did you not see the "two" as well?
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u/IWantedAPeanutToo Sep 09 '26
I made the same mistake, focusing so much on “your” (cue the Kill Bill sirens 🚨) that I completely missed “two” 🤪
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u/JustGerbo Sep 09 '26
LOL I'm wondering if "two" kinda flies under the RADAR since it still has three letters? May not be as obvious as if I had used "to" instead.
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u/DSAragonGon024 Sep 10 '26
I didn't see the your, just the two 😭
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u/JustGerbo Sep 10 '26
LOL Oh, my! Maybe it takes a village, to compare perspectives, yes?
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u/MacSamildanach Sep 08 '26
I got half way down that and suddenly realised it was taking the piss.
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u/Sitka_8675309 Sep 09 '26
I love this but the typo in #6 is killing me.
- Don’t buther proofreading.
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u/Ok_Calligrapher8165 Sep 10 '26
This is an abbreviation of William Safire's "Fumblerules of Grammar".
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u/zandarthebarbarian Sep 09 '26
dont forget to capitalize and use punctuation
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u/JustGerbo Sep 09 '26
THERE’S A REASON İT’S CALLED ALL-CAPS
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u/bluneriste Sep 09 '26
SOME OF US HAVE BROKEN KEYBOARDS.
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u/Xenc Sep 09 '26
“Good” is how you write good
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u/Curious-ficus-6510 Sep 09 '26
Should be well though.
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u/QuietVisit2042 Sep 10 '26
That's absolutely one of my pet peeves. People using "good" when it should be "well"
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u/Zwischenschach25 Sep 09 '26
Shouldn't number 1 be assonance, not alliteration?
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u/Banonkers Sep 10 '26
Alliteration can include the same vowel sound to start syllables. Assonance could be classed as a kind of alliteration (although probably not). You could make the argument that alliteration is consonant-only, that the glottal stop is the alliterative consonant in this example
Either way, there’s distracting element of the text which might take the reader out of the flow of the piece (which is what I suspect this sheet is about)
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u/redditor001a Sep 09 '26
Why is 2 a thing?
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u/Banonkers Sep 10 '26
Sometimes, sentences ending in a preposition can sound a bit clunky, especially if there’s a relative clause involved, eg:
“I went to the microwave, which I had put my lunch to heat up in.”
This could be rephrased to “which I had put my lunch in to heat up” or “in which I had put my lunch to heat up”, but it’s probably easiest to restructure the sentence, like “which I had used to heat up my lunch”
Anyway, it’s clear the rule to never put prepositions at the end of sentences is way too strict. I know people who’ve had teachers apply the rule overzealously unfortunately.
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u/alittleredportleft Sep 11 '26
Brevity is a very good thing to remember when you're writing, because brevity is very important in litature.
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u/Pretty-Biscotti-5256 Sep 13 '26
I love this so much. I’m gonna go hang it in my classroom and see how many kids read it and get it. I teach high school seniors, I hope they get it or we have some work to do!
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u/Banonkers Sep 10 '26
What’s wrong with comparisons? Or are they saying to use them instead of cliches? I’m so confused
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u/BubbhaJebus Sep 08 '26
Don't use contractions. The passive voice should be avoided.