+brad.32 Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 We just question your spelling and grammar. FAQ's argh GPS's argh! Those "your", "you're" and "they're", "their", "there" things ... ARGHHH!!! Learn some grammar. Though the quotes bring up another point. When using British English, people will write the punctuation outside the quotes and American English inside: "your", instead of "your," etc. People will probably argue about this one, but the word "data" is plural, as in "these data are" NOT "this data is". The latter should be "this datum is", but not to be confused with a geographic datum, which is overloaded. "Datums" is valid for that. Not that I have thought about these things or they BOTHER me Quote Link to comment
dsandbro Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Here's an writing lesson for the illiterates out there. 1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. 4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. 5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat) 6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration. 7. Be more or less specific. 8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary. 9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies. 10. No sentence fragments. 11. Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used. 12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos. 13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous. 14. One should NEVER generalize. 15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches. 16. Don't use no double negatives. 17. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. 18. One-word sentences? Eliminate. 19. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake. 20. The passive voice is to be ignored. 21. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas. 22. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice. 23. Kill all exclamation points!!! 24. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them. 25. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth shaking ideas. 26. Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and omit it when its not needed. 27. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." 28. If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly. 29. Puns are for children, not groan readers. 30. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms. 31. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed. 32. Who needs rhetorical questions? 33. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. And finally... 34. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. ======================================== Friends don't let Friends geocache drunk. Quote Link to comment
geoStrider Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 What this country needs is a good 5 cent split infinitive. Veni, Vidi, Cachi ... Quote Link to comment
OlyHippy Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Yeah, how about that trash? Contractions and plural possesives! Quote Link to comment
GeeMack Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 From the Geocaching information sheet... http://www.geocaching.com/articles/stashnote.txt "Currently, the organization has it's home on the Internet." Quote Link to comment
RedShoesGirl Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 BP - love your handle and avatar! Quote Link to comment
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