Seven Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School

This is a blog I came across and thought some of you may find interesting as well.

Copyblogger-Seven Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School

Here's an excerpt for you,

"Personally, I think good writing doesn’t have to be educated or well supported or even grammatically correct. It does have to be interesting enough that other people want to read it. Much of what comes out of high schools and universities fails this test, not because our students are incapable of saying anything interesting, but because a well-meaning but flawed academic system has taught them a lot of bad habits."