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ERIC Number: EJ323430
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Let's Get Off the Mythmobile.
Schuster, Edgar H.
English Journal, v74 n6 p40-43 Oct 1985
Discusses five "rules" of language use that can be broken: (1) don't use contractions in formal writing, (2) every paragraph should have a topic/clincher sentence, (3) never end a sentence with a preposition, (4) Avoid "I" and "you" in formal writing, and (5) never begin a sentence with "and" or "but." (EL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Language Usage, Punctuation, Secondary Education, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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