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Fumblerules
Fumblerules
Author: William Safire
An all-thumbs handful of "fumblerules."
  • Avoid run-on sentences as they are hard to read.
  • Eschew dialect, irregardless.
  • Never use prepositions to end sentences with.
  • Don't use no double negatives.
  • Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.
ISBN-13: 9780385413015
ISBN-10: 0385413017
Publication Date: 8/1/1990
Pages: 153
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
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A lighthearted guide to grammar and good usage from the author of the New York Times' "On Language" column.


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