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minus-square@Masimatutu@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglish17•edit-22 years agoHonestly I have no idea anymore, I have seen it in a dozen forms at least. Edit: from https://www.plainlanguage.gov/resources/humor/how-to-write-good/ : The first set of rules (1-23) was written by Frank L. Visco and originally published in the June 1986 issue of Writers’ Digest. The second set of rules (24-53) is derived from William Safire’s Rules for Writers.
minus-square@ilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 years agoThat’s remarkable. Like an archaeological dig.
minus-squareAFK BRB ChocolatelinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoI thought I had seen it in high school, but that would have been before 86. Doesn’t surprise me that it predates viral email forwards though.
Honestly I have no idea anymore, I have seen it in a dozen forms at least.
Edit: from https://www.plainlanguage.gov/resources/humor/how-to-write-good/ :
That’s remarkable. Like an archaeological dig.
This meme is a millenial
I thought I had seen it in high school, but that would have been before 86. Doesn’t surprise me that it predates viral email forwards though.