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Subject:everyone likes to be Important From:David Oberstadt <daveo -at- VNET -dot- IBM -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 6 May 1994 16:43:18 PDT
Indiscriminate verb use, even little ones like 'use' and 'do',
is merely another way to make your writing Important. You may
adopt these keys to show the Importance of your writing:
o as discussed here earlier, Capitialize it
o utilize words too big for the context
o creation of noun string nominalizations is good even if your verb is weak
o insert commas, where you want people to pay attention
Any additions welcome.
David Oberstadt Santa Teresa Lab
daveo -at- vnet -dot- ibm -dot- com San Jose, California
