• Subject and verb always has to agree.

• When dangling, watch your participles.

• Do not use a foreign term when there is an adequate English quid pro quo.

• If you must use a foreign term, it is de rigor to spell it correctly.

• It behooves the writer to avoid archaic expressions.

• Do not use hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it effectively.

• Avoid cliches like the plague.

• Mixed metaphors are a pain in the ass and ought to be thrown out the window.

• Placing a comma between subject and predicate is not correct.

• Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas.

• Consult the dictionary frequently to avoid misspelling.

• Don't use tautological, repetitive, or redundant statements.

• Don't use tautological, repetitive, or redundant statements.

• Remember to never split an infinitive.

• Puns are for children, not for readers who are groan.

• The Passive Voice shouldn't be used.

• Use the apostrophe in its proper place and omit it when it’s not needed.

• Don't use no double negatives.

• Proofread carefully to see if you have any words out

• Hopefully, you will use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.

• Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.

• Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.

• Avoid colloquial stuff.

• No sentence fragments.

• Remember to finish what you sta



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Not long ago our neighbor was rear-ended.

She didn't get whiplash until she saw her attorney's share of the settlement!