Here are 19 rules from the Index Expurgatorius that no one would take a red pen to today: 1. Don’t use “beat” for “defeat” 2. Don’t use “call attention” for “direct attention” 3. Don’t use “conclusion” for “close” or “end” 4. Don’t use “decade” for “ten years” 5. Don’t use “donate” at all 6. Don’t use “collided” at all (its now acceptable to use collided, but only if both objects are in motion) 7. Don’t use “fall” for “autumn” 8. Don’t use “graduates” for “is graduated” 9. Don’t use “hardly” for “scarcely” 10. Don’t use “issue” for “question” or “subject” 11. Don’t use “leniency” for “lenity” 12. Don’t use “notice” for “observe” 13. Don’t use “pants” for “pantaloons” 14. Don’t use “prior to” for “before” 15. Don’t use “progress” for “advance” 16. Don’t use “reliable” for “trustworthy” 17. Don’t use “retire” as an active verb 18. Don’t use “sensation” for “noteworthy event” 19. Don’t use “taboo” at all
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