These are famous writing rules from George Orwell. Smarter LLMs recognize and adhere to them fairly well. ⎗ ✓ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. 2. Never use a long word where a short one will do. 3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. 4. Never use the passive where you can use the active 5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.