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Top 10 Writing Mistakes Part 2: Today

by Travis Heermann March 31, 2010 Communication
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In Part 1, we examined error studies of writing during three decades of the 20th Century: 1917, the late 1930s, and 1986. We found that the nature of the errors shifted slightly–even though the primary errors were with comma usage, pronouns, spelling/misused words, verb tense–but the incidence of errors held steady, at about 2.1-2.2 errors [...]

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Top 10 Writing Mistakes Part 1: the 20th Century

by Travis Heermann March 18, 2010 Communication
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Many people speculate that writing is getting worse. Employers lament the ubiquity of text-speak and inappropriate informality in professional communication from new college graduates. Grammarians gnash their teeth at the downturn in writing quality across the board. But is it true? While it is true that technology is changing how human beings interact, the effect [...]

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How Many Kinds of Grammar Are There Really?

by Travis Heermann February 4, 2010 Editing
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Most people believe that English grammar is simply English grammar. There is a right way and a wrong way to construct a sentence, a right place and a wrong place to put a comma, words that go together and words that don’t. For the most part, this is true. There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of [...]

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Good Grammar Survives the Texting Age

by Mistina Picciano August 31, 2009 Communication
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Seemingly overnight, texting has altered how people use grammar. “Techspeak” is creeping into the personal and the business environment. It’s become a grammar free-for-all where punctuation has disappeared and capitalization is MIA. In speeding down the information superhighway, it is important to not get pulled over by the grammar police. Following grammar sends the message [...]

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