In my opinion I think that an author when he is
writing shouldn't get into the habit of making use of
too many unnecessary words that he does not really need.
-- Writing Rule 16
writing shouldn't get into the habit of making use of
too many unnecessary words that he does not really need.
-- Writing Rule 16
Related:
- When I get through making Benny eat his words he'll think he's been on a
diet of dry alphabet soup.
Fred Allened... - It has come to our considered attention that in a
large majority of cases,
far too many people use a great deal more words than... - Hopefully, you will use words correctly, irregardless
of how others use them.
Writing Rule... - CURSIVE WRITING DOES NOT MEAN WHAT I THINK IT DOES
CURSIVE WRITING DOES NOT MEAN WHAT I THINK IT DOES... - Von Neumann was the subject of many dotty professor stories.
Von Neumann supposedly had the habit of simply writing... - A lot of software developers are seduced by the old "80/20" rule.
It seems to make a lot of sense: 80% of the people... - My first psychiatrist said I was paranoid, but I want a second opinion
because I think he's out to get me.
Tom Wilson... - I use a limited version of Intel's Pentium for my writing work:
A pen... - Do not use a foreign term when there is an adequate
English quid pro quo.
Writing Rule...
From the same category:
- That rodent's go' a viscious streak a
mile wide... - When the elderly and distinguished scientists rally round the idea,
and proclaim it as a major scientific breakthrough... - We all came from our biological father's orgasm.
-
Chris Pirillo (chris@lockergnome... - See the little phrases go
Watch their funny antics.
The men who make them wiggle so Are teachers of semantics... - I asked for an audience with the President but only
got to meet Bill...
