On Jul 4, 9:10*am, "ElChino" wrote:
"bpnjensen" wrote:
William, John is just using hyperbole to make a sarcastic point -
right John? ;-)

I see "some" hyperbole or exaggeration in writing on this newsgroup.
So here are some friendly rules for writers here (or in everywhere really):

* Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read. *Don't use no double
negatives. *Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate;
and never where it isn't. *Reserve the apostrophe for it's proper use and
omit it when its not needed. *No sentence fragments. Avoid commas, that are
unnecessary. *Eschew dialect, irregardless. *And don't start a sentence with
a conjunction. *Hyphenate between sy-llables and avoid un-necessary hyphens.
Write all adverbial forms correct. *Don't use contractions in formal writing.
Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided. *It is incumbent on
us to avoid archaisms. *Steer clear of incorrect forms of verbs that have
snuck in the language. *Never, ever use repetitive redundancies. *If I've
told you once, I've told you a thousand times, resist hyperbole. *Also,
avoid awkward or affected alliteration. *Don't string too many prepositional
phrases together unless you are walking through the valley of the shadow of
death. *"Avoid overuse of 'quotation "marks."'"

Hope that was all clear as ink.


Run, the grammar nazis are attacking....