[Shotimes] Re: (OT) Easy Steps To Gooder Grammar

[Ron Porter]

I had thought about posting it there, but I'm sure that the irony would be
lost on most!!

Ron Porter

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On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:59 PM
To: `V6 SHOtimes; Ron Porter
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: (OT) Easy Steps To Gooder Grammar

You've been hanging out at the Forums I see........


Paul


On 9/17/2005 11:49:46 AM, Ron Porter (ronporter@prodigy.net) wrote:
> Lesson for the day!
>
> Ron Porter
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Here is a quick primer on English, a language that for most of you is
> a second language (............not).  =-)
>
> Easy Steps to Gooder Grammar
>
> 1.
> Don't abbrev.
>
> 2. Check to see if you any words out.
>
> 3. Be carefully to use adjectives and adverbs correct.
>
> 4. About sentence fragments.
>
> 5. When dangling, don't
> use participles.
>
> 6.
> Don't use no double negatives.
>
> 7. Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.
>
> 8. Just between You and i, case is important.
>
> 9. Join clauses good, like a conjunction should.
>
> 10. Don't
> use commas, that
> aren't necessary.
>
> 11. Its important to use apostrophe's right.
>
> 12.
> It's better not to unnecessarily split an infinitive.
>
> 13. Never leave a transitive verb just lay there without an
> object.
>
> 14. Only Proper Nouns should be capitalized.
>
> 15. a sentence should begin with a capital and end with a
> period
>
> 16. Use hyphens in compound-words, not just in any two-word
> phrase.
>
> 17. In letters co
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