How to Speak English Properly
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.
12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it’s
highly superfluous.
14. One should NEVER generalize.
15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
16. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
17. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
18. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
19. The passive voice is to be ignored.
20. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words
however should be enclosed in commas.
21. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.
22. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
23. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth
earth-shaking ideas.
24. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate
quotations. Tell me what you know.”
25. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Resist
hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
26. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
27. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
28. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
29. Who needs rhetorical questions?
30. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
And the last one…
31. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
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Telima kacihhhhh, Bu Guluuuu…….. ^^
Btw semoga sukses min, di tempat baru kelak.. Jangan takut sama sakit lambung.. Think something nice, begitu kata mami saya, sewaktu saya ijin pulang dari sekolah, dulu waktu masih esempe..
Selamat Hari Minggu.. Have a sweet vacation!
Its not a vacation, Bed. Haha.
Kita baru sampe. Dan masih blur coz have to settle lots of stuff here. Sakit lambung min, bikin trauma sampe sekarang. Sakitnya benar benar luar biasa. Dan tidak ada obat yang bisa menawarkan sakit jika sudah kambuh, obat baru bisa jalan jika satu atau dua hari setelah puncaknya mereda. Dan juga tidak tahu apa sebabnya. So, ini jadi traumatis banget.
How are ladies at home? Hehe. Please upload more photos of them. ^^
I’ll think something nice. Ahhh… Homesick nih. Pengen masakan medan. Haha.