11 Stupidest Writing Mistakes - SalesHQ. Sales Tips >> Browse Articles >> Proposals and Presentations Professional writers often worry that their work is unnecessary. After all, can’t anyone with even a basic education write? The answer: no, they can’t. Even college graduates don’t seem to be learning composition basics. Of course not everyone is going to be the next Mark Twain, but career success does depend on not looking stupid.
Avoid these 11 mistakes and get the job, make the sale, and write better! Constipated Clauses Reporting on the feats and foibles of the Red Sox, a writer for South Coast Today notes: “It goes without saying that these exploits take a tremendous amount of skill.” If it “goes without saying” then don’t say it. “Obviously, the sky is blue.” Comma Vomit True or false: a comma must precede any use of the word “and”? An example of correct comma use: “The game was over, and the crowd began to leave.” A comma can also precede “and” when it is used in a list of three or more items. The Death of Adverbs Less vs. Advanced English lessons. : Quick and Dirty Tips ™ Grammar Grater | Podcasts. About the Podcast Grammar Grater® was a weekly podcast about English words, grammar and usage for the Information Age.
To help sort through some of the confusion, host Luke Taylor and the Grammatis Personae Players™ would linguistic bugbears and put 'em through the Grammar Grater. Archives available here: Episodes Episode 110: Pesky Plurals (Repeat episode) No other part of speech causes as much confusion—and demonstrates the continuous evolution of the English language—quite like plural nouns.
Read the articleListen (64K MP3) Download Episode 33: A Sure Thing To help us distinguish the words assure, ensure and insure, we speak with special guest Ruth Weber Kelley of ING. Read the article Listen: 64k MP3 stream RealAudio Download. Literal-Minded. Motivated Grammar. Mr. Verb. Grammar Gang. These are the grammar, usage, and style errors seen most commonly in written materials.