Wasn't it clever how the person "selekting and riting" the list of "wrules" played on the rule itself.
I think a great many of them are 'old school' - aren't they old English?
I think Katrinka is right, it's acceptable to break them. Can't help but to, on some of them.
When I'm writing, I find myself trying to conform to what I was taught. And, sometimes what I've written, sounds too formal. Then I'll quoi fish through it and really mess things up. My dad claims I use way too many commas. I was taught to use one at every natural pause. Hard to break sticking to that practice for me.

Anno, how SWEET of you. Back atchya!!! I thought the image was apopros for an avator for this forum (an individual from a sig site made it for me),... what the hay, a name is only a name.