William Safire Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009
Birthday: December 17
Death: September 27
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. De-accession euphemisms. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.
topic: Editing, Long, Negative, Conjunctions, Trendy, Long Words, Rereading, Superlatives, Euphemism
