Rules+of+Grammar

 With thanks to William Safire
 * 1) Remember to never split an infinitive.
 * 2) A preposition is something never to end a sentence with.
 * 3) The passive voice should never be used.
 * 4) Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read.
 * 5) Don't use no double negatives.
 * 6) Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate; and never where it isn't.
 * 7) Reserve the apostrophe for it's proper use and omit it when its not needed.
 * 8) Do not put statements in the negative form.
 * 9) Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
 * 10) No sentence fragments.
 * 11) Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
 * 12) Avoid commas, that are not necessary.
 * 13) If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
 * 14) A writer must not shift your point of view.
 * 15) Eschew dialect, irregardless.
 * 16) And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
 * 17) Don't overuse exclamation marks!!!
 * 18) Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
 * 19) Hyphenate between sy-llables and avoid un-necessary hyphens.
 * 20) Write all adverbial forms correct.
 * 21) Don't use contractions in formal writing.
 * 22) Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
 * 23) It is incumbent on us to avoid archaisms.
 * 24) If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
 * 25) Steer clear of incorrect forms of verbs that have snuck in the language.
 * 26) Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
 * 27) Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
 * 28) Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
 * 29) Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.
 * 30) If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, resist hyperbole.
 * 31) Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.
 * 32) Don't string too many prepositional phrases together unless you are walking through the valley of the shadow of death.
 * 33) Always pick on the correct idiom.
 * 34) "Avoid overuse of 'quotation "marks."'"
 * 35) The adverb always follows the verb.
 * 36) Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; They're old hat; seek viable alternatives.
 * 37) Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
 * 38) Employ the vernacular.
 * 39) Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
 * 40) Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
 * 41) Contractions aren't necessary.
 * 42) Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
 * 43) One should never generalize.
 * 44) Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."
 * 45) Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
 * 46) Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.
 * 47) Be more or less specific.
 * 48) Understatement is always best.
 * 49) One-word sentences? Eliminate.
 * 50) Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
 * 51) Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
 * 52) Who needs rhetorical questions?
 * 53) Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
 * 54) capitalize every sentence and remember always end it with a point