Katie Zhu

On writing GOOD

• Subject and verb always has to agree
• Don’t use no double negatives
• Being bad grammer, writers won’t use dangling participles
• Make each pronoun agree with their antecedent
• Don’t use foreign terms when there is an adequate quid pro quo
• If you must use a foreign term, it is de rigor to use and spell it correctly
• It is important to understand how to use apostrophe’s
• It behooves the writer to avoid archaic expressions
• Don’t connect separate sentences with a comma, they are too hard to reader
• Don’t use hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly
• Consult the dictionary frequently to avoid mispelling
• A truly good writer is always especially careful to practically eliminate the all-too-frequent use of adverbs
• It is no longer a great crime to intentionally split an infinitive
• Dangling prepositions are often acceptable, particularly when the alternative is something up with which your editor will not put
• Avoid cliches like the plague