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It is an old observation that the best writers sometimes disregard the rules of rhetoric. When they do so, however, the reader will usually find in the … quotes/438

Maybe it is only I, but conditions are such these days, that if you use studiously correct grammar, people suspect you of homosexual tendencies. -- … quotes/412

A modifier must never dangle unless you want your sentence to mangle. This rule of botched syntax should remind you always to be on the lookout for dangling … quotes/382

I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. -- Edward Munch http://www.bartleby.com/66/10/40910.html quotes/292

If you have ever studied geometry, you remember that by a course of reasoning, Euclid proves that all the angles in a triangle are equal to two right … quotes/263