Orwell's rules

Writing advice from George Orwell :


 * 1) Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
 * 2) Never use a long word where a short one will do.
 * 3) If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
 * 4) Never use the passive where you can use the active.
 * 5) Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
 * 6) Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.