Final essay Eng100
Answer must be in paragraph form, 350-400 word.
Task: Explain Safire's rules of writing.
Do not put statements in the negative form.
And don't start sentences with a conjunction.
If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a
Great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
Unqualified superlative are the worst of all.
De-accession euphemisms.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Avoid trendy locations that sound flaky.
Last, but not least, avoid cliche's like the plague.
- William Safire, “Great Rules of Writing”