Did someone just offer to eat their hat?
Rule 22.
Everyone who writes should read Keith Waterhouse's book on newspaper style, btw.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Fri 21 Apr 2017, 16:33,
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Interesting.
I can think of a good few successful columnists who break a lot of those golden rules habitually though.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 21 Apr 2017, 17:07,
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Yup
He wrote that back in the 80s. Now all columnists break all the rules all the time. Except possibly Katie Hopkins.trollolol...
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Fri 21 Apr 2017, 17:22,
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Sorry to be pedantic, but that was written at the earliest in the mid nineties.
I meant good columnists too. I guess if you're good enough you can break rules.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 21 Apr 2017, 17:28,
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1993 - 106 years after Three Men in a Boat
Yes, you win at pedantry. well fucking done. have a kebab.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Fri 21 Apr 2017, 17:37,
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Well, if you're dishing out tips on writing, I'd say getting the decade right is a good one.
All the salad. Chilli and garlic.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 21 Apr 2017, 17:42,
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80s? 90s?
it's 30 years ago and my brain don't work so good.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Fri 21 Apr 2017, 17:43,
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