William Safire's Rules for Writers: Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Verbs have to agree with their subjects. Proofread carefully to see if you words out. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be by rereading and editing. A writer must not shift your point of view. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.) Don't overuse exclamation marks!! Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing. Always pick on the correct idiom. The adverb always follows the verb. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.
Only if you then put superscript 'tm' for trademark protection afterwards! There are many examples of words that started as proper names or brands and became so common that they are now accepted as words (lower case) in their own right. kleenex xerox velcro jello jacuzzi and, of course, spam
NNO, I reviewed your adivce a few times over and then went to write my grammar and spelling test this morning. I got a 93%, thats more than I would have got with out your thread. thanks alot, your the best!
only drifted innanoutta this topic, but the one that bugs me especially since i almost exclusively troll ferrari and lambo boards is people spelling one of the sexiest cars ever Muira. what about the Daiblo and Cuontach etc..
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=miura&word2=muira Miura: 2,150,000 Muira: 480,000
holy crap i got 11,200 hits http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=ashsimmonds&word2=ferrari355fi
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=darth550&word2=wyo Darth I do not know what to say except, you might as well kill yourself now..
Today, ladies and gentlemen, we will discuss the earlier-mentioned "should of, could of, would of" nightmare that contractions and general colloquial laziness have wrought upon this great language. When people type "should of/could of/would of", they are hearing the contractions "should've/could've/would've", but are typing them out as something else; something completely different; something just plain wrong. Should've is the contraction for should have. Could've is the contraction for could have. Would've is the contraction for would have. Should of, could of and would of make no sense, whatsoever. Contractions, I assume, were a conversational break - a relaxed syntax atmosphere, that allowed people to talk informally... Time and a seemingly blatant disregard for the language has taken advantage of contractions and American English as we know it, is in a helpless, downward spiral of chaos and doom - contractions just being one of many causes. Please. Think of the contractions.
Roger, I think I'll pass on your offer, since I recently saw Wolf Creek in the theater and I know just how menacing you Aussies can be.
