Archive for Grammar Checking
Letting The Writing Juices Flow
Whenever you’re writing, always keep your reference guides handy. Instead of pausing to think about the correctness of your sentence structure or to come up with an alternative phrase, you can simply consult them and continue your writing. Pauses, as any writer who have been through the fire knows, can break the flow and [...]
Avoiding Writing Errors When Going After A Job
Writing errors can make or break business and professional opportunities in ways many folks don’t realize. As such, they commit the simplest of avoidable writing travesties, then wonder later how they failed to land a job.
No matter how qualified you are, if you don’t own the attention to detail necessary with your writing to go [...]
English Writing Errors: Should You Care?
Some people contend that achieving a high quality of writing isn’t important in communication. If the reader on the other end can “glean” what they’re trying to communicate, then the writing is effective enough.
In my mind, that type of thinking is destructive for two reasons.
1. “Gleaning” is not the same thing as understanding. While one [...]
Drawing Out The Details Of Your Writing
Well-written copy, especially those intending to generate an emotional response, almost always tend to dig deeper than just the surface of issues. They scratch beneath the skin, peeling the layers of the subject so it can achieve what you intend for it to do.
Most of the time, being able to draw out the details of [...]
The Importance Of Proofreading
It’s a plain fact that the first time you write anything, it will be laden with mistakes. As talented and as skilled a writer as you may deem yourself, you can’t escape the fact that humans err. If you want your copy to look it’s best, you’re going to have to undertake the arduous task [...]
How To Tighten Your Copy
Does your copy read like it’s filled with plenty of loose ends? It’s normally difficult to figure out where to fix up your writing, leading to plenty of trial and error that can end up wasting your time. If you’re going through your copy and feel like something better can be done, try these easy [...]
Using Online Grammar Checkers
With the ready availability of the web, it isn’t uncommon for people to take advantage of online services in place of desktop applications. In fact, since they have their browsers open most times, they usually prefer it. For me, however, the distraction-free working conditions of a no-internet access PC, has always been preferable.
For writing help, [...]
Grammar Rules We Love To Break
Grammar rules are fine for the most part. Following them allows you to ensure that you writing reads correctly for most people. Clarity, after all, can often make or break a copy.
When you run a grammar software to fix up your copy, it will show you all the changes you can make to improve your [...]
Nominalizations And Their Misuse
When your sentence sounds clumsy and you can’t figure out the reason why, always check your nominalizations. A lot of the time, it’s these hard-to-detect constructions that leave copies with that awkward finish that you can’t quite put your finger on.
Nominalizations are nouns that have been derived from adjectives and verbs. Words such as evaluation, [...]
Writing Believable Sales Letters
When writing sales letters, whether for online or offline direct sales efforts, many novice copywriters make the mistake of going overboard with the wondrous claims. While a little overselling and slight exaggeration usually help ease the selling process, doing too much without anything to back it up can easily lead to disaster.
As such, keeping the [...]
