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Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who are the fanboys? for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so What’s the rule about the fanboys?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . Never begin a sentence with and , but , or ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Never begin a sentence with and , but , or ? This “rule” may be useful to prevent fragments: Incorrect: And your little dog too. vs. Correct: I’ll get you my pretty and your little dog too. Who said that?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Never begin a sentence with and , but , or ? This rule is a problem when it causes sentences to go on too long: I like ice cream, and I like cake, but I don’t like the ice cream on the cake. vs. I like ice cream, and I like cake. But I don’t like ice cream on the cake. could even be three sentences

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Revise Never begin a sentence with and , but , or ? as If you begin a sentence with and , but, or ; make sure it’s complete . And if you join two complete sentences with one of those words, put in a comma to separate them. Comma Splice: I like cake and I like ice cream.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . Never begin a sentence with because ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Never begin a sentence with because ? This “rule” may be useful to prevent incomplete sentences: Incorrect: Because I like ice cream. BUT Correct: Because I like ice cream, I ate a pint.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Revise Never begin a sentence with because as Make sure a sentence beginning with because, since, although, unless (or any other subordinating conjunction), has two parts. The second part must be a complete, independent sentence.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . Never use I in your writing ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Never use I in your writing? This “rule” is useful in scholarly, scientific writing: Incorrect: I measured the solution. Correct: The solution was measured.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Never use I in your writing? This “rule” can be a problem in writing cover letters and professional messages: Unclear: The author of this letter would be a useful employee for your company. Weird: The author of this email would like to meet with the reader of this email.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Revise Never use I in your writing as Use I when you are talking about or referring to yourself. (Don't refer to yourself in third person.)

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . Never use you in your writing ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Never use you in your writing? This “rule” is useful to prevent confusion: You can fix your nylons with nail polish. (to the class) — confusing/ambiguous Correct: Nail polish can fix nylons.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Never use you in your writing? This “rule” is a problem when it causes awkward constructions: Weird: The company is sending the reader of this email a refund. Correct: The company is sending you a refund.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Revise Never use you in your writing as Use you when you are directly addressing a person or group but not for a generalization.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . Put commas in wherever you would pause ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Put in commas wherever you would pause? This “rule” will just get you in trouble: Incorrect: I like ice cream but, I don’t like cake. Correct: I like ice cream, but I don’t like cake.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Revise Put in commas wherever you would pause? as Check out a writer’s handbook for the real rules.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . The thesis statement goes at the end of the first paragraph ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of The thesis statement goes at the end of the first paragraph? This “rule” can help you to remember to put in a thesis, but that’s not usually an appropriate location: Creative writing: wait until the end, imply it, or put it wherever you want Professional writing: the thesis statement goes in the first or second sentence—at least the topic and purpose

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Which of these is correct? Use your company Mp3, mp3, ABCs style guide mP3 or or pick a style and or ABC’s stick with it. MP3 iFixit

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . Never split an infinitive ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Beber Boire Bere Never split an infinitive? To drink This “rule” is useful to confuse people about grammar and make you sound stuffy. Outdated and irrelevant to English: “You can’t say, ‘To boldly go where no one has gone before’” Where is that quote from? Do follow this “rule”: If your boss insists on it.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . Never end a sentence with a preposition ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Never end a sentence with a preposition? This “rule” is also useful to confuse people about grammar and make you sound stuffy. Outdated and irrelevant to English: “You can’t say, ‘Can you believe what mothers have to put up with?’” Correction required by this “rule”: Can you believe with what mothers must put up? Do follow this “rule”: If your boss insists on it.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Who has heard . . . Avoid all helping verbs : (must, could, have, be, etc.)? ?

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Avoid all helping verbs : (must, could, have, be, etc.) ? This “rule” may be useful to reduce wordiness: Before: Jack was hired by Mack. After: Mack hired Jack.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Avoid all helping verbs : (must, could, have, be, etc.) ? This “rule” is a problem when it changes meaning: We ate lunch. vs. We have eaten lunch. (still bearing on the present) It rains. vs. It’s raining.

Fanboys and other myths . . . sort of Revise Avoid all helping verbs : (must, could, have, be, etc.) ? as Don’t overuse helping verbs .