Today, I thought I'd share a question from a visitor to our site and the response given by Phil Jamieson, president of ProofreadNOW.com.
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I don't know about you, but personally I'm glad to see the end of 2010! It was a challenging year for many of us. I can't quite remember a year when I have known so many people who have lost their jobs, been forced to move, or have lost loved ones.
We recently received the following question from one of our readers:
Topics: errors, published documents
The following is a guest post from Maria Ranier.
Topics: proofread, proofreading, spelling, proofeading technique, spell-check software, homonyms
I received the following from one of our editors, Marie Stewart. Neither Marie nor I could find information about the author of this piece although we found it quite a few times on the Internet without any attribution.
Topics: misused words, two letter word
Whether writing web copy, an annual report, a proposal, email, or a marketing brochure, all of us want our written business communications to be clear and concise. Most important, we want them to be read! Ambiguity that causes confusion or missed errors can detract from our company's credibility and distract readers from getting the message we're delivering. If we make mistakes, many readers will simply put our message aside and go on to their next task. Today, we'd like to offer three simple tips to improve your written business communications:
Topics: business writing, punctuation, spell check
We receive lots of grammar and punctuation questions from customers and visitors to our site. This week, I thought I'd post a question we received about quotations along with Phil Jamieson's answer. In coming weeks, I'll post some of the other questions we've received along with their answers.
Topics: quotations, business writing, punctuation, grammar
The following post is by guest blogger, Tom Drinkard. Tom challenges all of us to see how well our spell checkers work.
The goal of this week's post is to help you become a better business writer. The better your writing, the greater your chances of success. It's just a fact of life. Sure, there are some exceptions to every rule. But why not better your chances by avoiding the following common confusions?
So; so that. So as a conjunction means "therefore"; so that means "in order that."
So; so that. So as a conjunction means "therefore"; so that means "in order that."
- The work is now finished, so you can all go home.
- Please finish what you are doing so that we can all go home.
- We wish to honor those individuals who had the courage to serve their country in its time of great need.
- All the parties to the original agreement must sign the attached amendment.
- Please tell me the name of the person in charge of your water ski tournament.
- If you like, I can send you a list of all the people in our club who will be skiing in the tournament.
- We do not doubt that she is capable. (Negative statement.)
- Does anyone doubt that the check was mailed? (Question.)
- I doubt whether I can go.
- You'll soon master the everyday (ordinary) routine of the job.
- He has skied every day (each day) this week.
Topics: misused words, business writing
The following is a guest post written by Kyle Simpson.
Topics: spelling, grammar, writing style, vocabulary
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