Do Not Use A Foreign Term When There Is An Adequate English Quid Pro Quo. -- Writing Rule 22

Do Not Use A Foreign Term When There Is An Adequate English Quid Pro Quo. -- Writing Rule 22

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Do not use a foreign term when there is an adequate
English quid pro quo.
-- Writing Rule 22

Related:

Quid pro quo, Hillary, quid pro quo." -- Silence Of The Lambs Pt. 2
Quid pro quo, Mr. Clinton, quid pro quo." -- Silence Of The Lambs Pt. 2
However, if you must use a foreign term, it is de rigor to spell it correctly.
-- Writing Rule 23...
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. -- Writing Rule 40
Do not use hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it effectively. -- Writing Rule 25
QUIP PRO QUO - A fast retort.
Quip pro quo (A fast retort)
Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and omit it when its not needed. -- Writing Rule 36
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...