I just read this article from BBC News that reports online sales are affected by spelling mistakes in website copy. Most importantly the researcher reports that these spelling mistakes cause online sales to be cut in half.
Posted by Conni Eversull Jul 14, 2011 10:52:00 AM
I just read this article from BBC News that reports online sales are affected by spelling mistakes in website copy. Most importantly the researcher reports that these spelling mistakes cause online sales to be cut in half.
Topics: spelling, spell-check software, spelling mistakes, effect of spelling mistakes
Posted by Phil Jamieson Jul 12, 2011 5:30:00 AM
Substituting that for because will generally restore grammar; but, as some of the examples show, it may result in a wordiness that requires attention. He was nominated because and He was nominated for the reason that are correct equivalents, but the second is labored.
Source: Modern American Usage, edited by Jacques Barzun, 1966. (Despite the book's title, our tip applies to UK and Canadian English as well as American English.)
Topics: editing, use of because, spelling
Posted by Conni Eversull Nov 2, 2010 4:30:00 AM
The following is a guest post from Maria Ranier.
Topics: proofread, proofreading, spelling, proofeading technique, spell-check software, homonyms
Posted by Conni Eversull Jul 13, 2010 5:00:00 AM
Topics: spelling, grammar, writing style, vocabulary