“Reading and writing and arithmetic, all to the tune of a hickory stick” are nearly obsolete in this New Age. Informal writing, dialogue, fiction and play writing are a different matter. I consider here some of the most common writing errors, and address my comments to the serious writer of Truth in today’s world.

Here are some accepted rules for writing the English language.

Never begin a sentence with a conjunction [and, but, or].

[ Incorrect] a. And now today, we will begin by singing.

[ Correct ] Today, we will begin by singing.

[ I ] b. But he had just come from school.

[C] He had just come from school.

[ I ] c. Or we could take another route.

[C] We could take another route.

Never end a sentence with a preposition [to, for, with, on, in, from ]. In England it was once considered a writer’s “sin” to end a sentence with a preposition. About this problem Winston Churchill once said, “This is something up with which I will not put!”

[ I ] a. That is the place he went to.

[C] That is the place to which he went.

[I ] b. Money is all he worked for.

[C] Money is all for which he worked.

[ I ] c. She is the person he went with.

[C] She is the person with whom he went.

[ I ] d. That is the rock he stood on.

[C] That is the rock on which he stood.

[ I ] e. Sheridan is the lake he fell into.

[C] Sheridan is the lake into which he fell.

[ I ] f. Maine is the state I come from.

[C] Maine is the state from which I come.

Never leave adverbial clauses and prepositional phrases hanging alone. They are not sentences, and lead to confused thinking.

a. These are adverbial clauses and not sentences.

1) Awkwardly standing by the door.

2). Lightly holding the bridle reins.

b. These are prepositional phrases and not sentences.

1) To win the race for the last time.

2) For it was a very red apple.

3) On the hilltop and beyond.

4) In the shadow of the Twin Towers.

A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate (verb).

Jane ran!

The robin chirped loudly in the old oak tree.

Nouns refer to persons, places or things such as man, desert, building, etc. Proper nouns refer to specific persons, places or things such as John F. Kennedy, Sahara Desert, St. Peter’s Cathedral.

Only proper nouns are capitalized.

Examples are: Mary, Sananda, Germain, Mt. Rushmore, the U.S. Constitution.

Possessive pronouns must have an apostrophe. Possessive pronouns indicate that something belongs to a person, thing or concept.

Examples are: Bush’s war on terrorism, the dog’s tail, the people’s choice.

Any statement in parenthesis is always included within the sentence to which it refers. If placed at the end of the sentence, it is followed by a period.

Examples: The banking system (FRB) is soon to be changed.

It is tragic that they killed the president (JFK).

Parenthetical expressions are always set off by commas [ indeed, so, therefore, of course, also ].

Examples: It is, indeed, time for lunch.

So, we have finally reached the lake.

Let us, therefore, take our fishing poles.

You know, of course, that spring is nearly here.

We worked late, and they did, also.

Compound sentences are separated by commas, not semicolons or colons. Compound sentences have little merit and should seldom be used.

Example: We rode to Beaver Pass, and they set up camp at Cactus Flats.

Often, two unrelated thoughts are put together in a compound sentence.

Example: The Iraq has gone on for nearly two years, and President Bush is trying to reform Social Security.

Too many thoughts in one sentence makes for a long and strung-out sentence, which lacks such clarity and logical order that it leaves the reader confused and even angry to the point of throwing your writing into the trash can, and, of course, you could end up with a sentence so long that it appears at first glance to actually be an entire paragraph or even a whole book that no one would want to read, because the cost is more than the paper is worth, and the value of the book is less than the value of the paper. (This was an example. Comprende?)

A paragraph is made of two or more sentences discussing one general idea. A single sentence does not a paragraph make! If your paragraph becomes too long or if you introduce a new idea, begin a new paragraph to give your reader a “mental break”.

Quotation marks are used to set off direct dialogue, titles of books or articles, material quoted from another source than your own, etc. Quotes are also used to set off words or phrases, when they are being used out of context or of a different meaning or are slang expressions, etc. Quotation marks must always be used in pairs, one before and one following the expression being high-lighted. The period follows the second quote when placed at the end of the sentence.

I make no pretense of being an absolute authority on the English language. Having learned it in childhood and having studied it in various schools has made me realize that the English language is one of the most difficult languages to learn. That is probably why the long-time world controllers of England propagated their language worldwide.

I encourage anyone, who has the knowledge, to produce a simple text on English usage for the general public worldwide. This one accomplishment could greatly increase effective communication. This may also increase our future skills in mental telepathy. Will we have a universal Cosmic language? Maybe so. Then English will be a moot subject. We will, at some point, have the ability to learn any language in a matter of minutes. Meanwhile, we must use the languages we have.

Very often people write the way they talk or the way their thoughts flow, without paying attention to clarity or logical order in their communication. Over time, as a society, we seem to have lost the ability to communicate clearly. That is why we often read writings today filled with sentences beginning with the words “and” and “but”. I call this the “lazy brain syndrome, (LBS). The writer “drags” his thoughts from one sentence to another without consideration of clarity. It is impolite and even rude to treat your reader in such fashion.

Writing should be fun and not work. In our fast-paced world today writing is often considered a chore. Thoughts and messages are “winged out” on a computer, especially when receiving channeled messages, and sent out on the internet without correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation or sentence structure. To do so would take too much time and effort. This creates two problems for the reader.

The first is confusion. The reader may have difficulty understanding accurately the thoughts you are trying to convey. Secondly, words, whether written or spoken, carry with them the energy of the writer. Your positive energy in your message may be turned into negative energy for the reader, if the reader perceives that you have LBS. You cannot expect your reader to take the time to read what you have written, if you have not taken the time and effort to communicate with clarity and in logical order. As has been written by wise people, “the medium is the message”.

If your reader perceives that you have LBS, forget your message, for you have already lost your reader’s interest. In the classroom the teacher is more important to learning than what is being taught. So too, the writer’s style, correctness and attitude may be as important to the reader’s understanding and acceptance of the message, as is the message itself. Truly, the medium is the message!

No two writers are the same. Over time every writer develops his own style and content of writing, which is appreciated by a given audience and readership. Some writers may take more or less license with the English language, but it is important to remember that there are limits in sincerity and credibility to such license.

Using long phrases and long sentences and long paragraphs or large and difficult works with flowery language does not aid in comprehension. The reader may perceive that the writer is on an “ego trip” or trying to impress others of his importance, and discredit the message. The reader may struggle with the difficult words and comprehensive sentence structure for a time, then give up, and the message is lost.

To communicate effectively the sincere writer must focus on the message to be delivered, and on the reader, who is to receive the message. To present Truth one must learn to write accurately, clearly, concisely and in “plain English”, which the general public can easily understand. Therein lies the challenge of being an effective writer and communicator to a general public that is educationally challenged, is pressed for time and has enticing media options.

Original writing requires thought, time and effort. To be enjoyed writing needs, also, to be fun. Words are thoughts written down for others to read. Words are little packets of energy, for they carry the energy of your thoughts to anyone who reads them. Your words may lie in papers and books on dusty library shelves for years, but the second they are read, the stored energy of thought is released again, to go soaring through another person’s mind and out into the Cosmos to be cycled over and over again. Words old and new, written and spoken have changed the course of history many times. That is happening again today. Truth is changing our world. That is why, my writer friend, it is said that the pen is mightier than the sword. Write Truth to all who will listen. Have fun doing so, and help change our world for good!

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