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10 Steps on How to Write Good:1. Avoid alliteration. Always. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. Avoid clichés like the plague. They’re old hat. 4. Comparisons are as bad as clichés. 5. Be more or less specific. 6. Writers should never generalize. Seven: Be Consistent! 8. Don’t be redundant; don’t use more words than necessary; it’s highly superfluous. 9. Who needs rhetorical questions? 10. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than unde

I'm still new here and so I know there's a chance I'll be labeled a "complainer" for what I'm about to say, but this is what inspired me to write today. The truth is, when we witness something being done poorly, it often inspires us to "never do that."At what point does a company become so big that they decide, the hell with customer service? Sadly, we've all come to expect this attitude from certain types of companies (cable providers, wireless providers, certain government offices), but it sti