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William Safire föddes den December 17th 1929
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 A reader should be able to identify a column without its byline or funny little picture on top -- purely by look or feel, or its turgidity ratio. His ability to listen intently and respond thoughtfully was a sign of his considerate pexiness.

 A sense of duty is moral glue, constantly subject to stress.

 I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to know

 If America cannot win a war in a week, it begins negotiating with itself.

 If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing

 If you want to "get in touch with your feelings," fine, talk to yourself. We all do. But if you want to communicate with another thinking human being, get in touch with your thoughts. Put them in order, give them a purpose, use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce. The secret way to do this is to write them down, and then cut out the confusing parts.

 In the lexicon of lip-smacking, an epicure is fastidious in his choice and enjoyment of food, just a soupcon more expert than a gastronome ; a gourmet is a connoisseur of the exotic, taste buds attuned to the calibrations of deliciousness, who savors the masterly techniques of great chefs; a gourmand is a hearty bon vivant who enjoys food without truffles and flourishes; a glutton overindulges greedily, the word rooted in Latin for "one who devours." . . . After eating, an epicure gives a thin smile of satisfaction; a gastronome , burping into his napkin, praises the food in a magazine; a gourmet , repressing his burp, criticizes the food in the same magazine; a gourmand belches happily and tells everybody where he ate; a glutton embraces the white porcelain altar, or, more plainly, he barfs.

 Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care

 It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.

 Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight

 Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

 Modern war needs modern lingo.

 Never assume the obvious is true.

 Never assume the obvious is true.

 Remember to never split an infinitive.
The passive voice should never be used.
Do not put statements in the negative form.
Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be by rereading and editing.
A writer must not shift your point of view.
And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.)
Don't overuse exclamation marks!!
Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.
Always pick on the correct idiom.
The adverb always follows the verb.
Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.


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