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==General Principles== | |||
====The fewer words the better.==== | |||
====Keep sentences short.==== | |||
====Keep subject, verb and object together==== | |||
====Prefer the active voice==== | |||
====Keep it positive==== | |||
*Prefer positives to negatives. | |||
*Avoid double negatives. | |||
*Recoil in horror from triple negatives. | |||
===Definitions=== | ===Definitions=== | ||
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===Provisos=== | ===Provisos=== | ||
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====Numbering==== | ====Numbering==== | ||
===Style=== | |||
*Use strong verbs, instead of modified weaker ones. Prefer "bellowed" to "Shouted loudly". | |||
*Avoid wimpy writing: Avoid "almost", "seems to". | |||
Revision as of 11:40, 7 December 2015
General Principles
The fewer words the better.
Keep sentences short.
Keep subject, verb and object together
Prefer the active voice
Keep it positive
- Prefer positives to negatives.
- Avoid double negatives.
- Recoil in horror from triple negatives.
Definitions
Enumerations
- Break into subparagraphs:
- Branch right, not left:
Singular versus plural
Provisos
Bad habits
Shall
And/or
For the avoidance of doubt
Including, without limitation
Numbering
Style
- Use strong verbs, instead of modified weaker ones. Prefer "bellowed" to "Shouted loudly".
- Avoid wimpy writing: Avoid "almost", "seems to".