"Wright" the Wrongs in this paragraph. How many grammar/spelling mistakes can you find? Their once was a lady who would only ware purple. She had many clothings, but they just hang in the clause it because they where grean or reed. One day, she decided to die them all violent so she wood be able two ware then. Little by little, dipped them all in the purple buck it until all of then where the proper color. She wasn't happy until every dress and skirt, every pare of pants and shorts, and every socks and shews were purple. Finally, she even died her hare purple! And she lived appley every after. This is a great exercise for your children as...
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So far, I've talked about the importance of choosing a good email address, your subject line and given you some tips for a more effective body of text. Here are the last five tips to help you form a more effective body of email. 6. Check spelling and grammar This section may not be as critical when you are emailing a friend, but if even when emailing your best friend, spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes can result in miscommunication and hurt feelings: “Ill meet you at 7 am not coming at 8” Does she mean she’s meeting me at 7am because she is not coming at 8am or does she mean she’s ill and not coming at 8am but will...
This month we've been talking about the deadly communication sins of advertising from my article, "The 12 Deadly Communication Sins of Advertising." What a coinkydink, eh? Today I'd like to talk about: *Badly* Grammar and *Speling* The written word has always required proper grammar, spelling and punctuation, but in recent years, email has become an accepted form of communication with our customers. Email is generally a more informal communication prone to incomplete sentences, abbreviations and typos. These are all generally accepted as appropriate among friends and co workers, not, however, for customers! Misspellings, typos and bad grammar all tell our customers that we don't take the time to do things properly. Done too often, it can make a message almost...
I grew up, as many of you, learning my plurals: One pickle. Two pickles. One man. Two men. One mountain lion. Two mountain lions. One person. Two people. So it bugs me when I see road signs in the carpool lane that say, "Two Persons or more" Can you imagine your 2nd grade teacher's response to, "I want to invite six persons to my birthday party." Do you think your boss might question your education if you suggested, "I just emailed 642 persons the details for our next business luncheon." So is it incorrect grammar to say 'persons' or just poor spelling? Actually it's neither! According to my research including this article, the word persons was the original plural of...
