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#7572 William Safire's rules for writing as seen in the New York Times

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 superlatives are the worst of all.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.
Last, but not least, avoid cliche's like the plague.
#7573 Everyone writes on the walls except me. -Said to be graffiti seen in Pompeii
#7574 I tripped over a hole that was sticking up out of the ground.
#7575 I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after
they're dead. -Samuel Goldwyn
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#7577 Evil isn't all bad.
#7578 I disagree with unanimity.
#7579 "It's a step forward although there was no progress."
President Hosni Murbarak of Egypt attempting to put the best face
on a disappointing summit meeting between President Clinton and
the Syrian dictator Hafez Assad.
#7580 "I always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is much better
to prophesy after the event has already taken place. " - Winston
Churchill
#7581 All truths are true to an extend, including this one. -XA
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