Things to NEVER do (For Friday, August 26)

In writing, I was taught to never forsake punctuation. This was instilled within me from the 1st grade! I believe that this is a nessacary element in writing because without it, it changes the meaning of sentences. Therefore, this would be a good rule to have! I think the only exception to this rule would be within writings such as poems where someone is able to have more freedom in their style of writing.

Another thing I was taught to never do in writing was to use contractions in formal writing. For example, using don't instead of do not. This rule is used in formal writing, so it would be appropriate to break this rule in non formal writings. I do think this is also a good rule because it helps make writing look more "put together".