English Grammar Software: How Well Will It Help Me?
Anyone who does a lot of writing needs to constantly look for ways to improve their English grammar and style. English writing software can do a lot to help achieve this, though you’ll need to keep a level head – they’re not going to perform any major miracle. English writing software, for the most part, [...]
Organizing Your Paragraphs
Learning to organize your copy into sensible paragraphs is an important skill. Too many times, people tend to write paragraphs that go on forever, leaving their communication muddled and confusing. Paragraphs should always discuss a single idea. Whether it takes you two or twenty sentences to express that idea, it makes sense to group them [...]
Errors You Can Expect A Grammar Software To Fix
So you’ve seen and heard a lot about grammar and writing software but are still unsure of what they do. Will they really help you? How well can they shape your copy? Let us give you a few ideas about what the best grammar software can do. Spelling errors. Grammar software applications will catch all [...]
Avoiding Long And Winding Sentences
Long sentences, done well, can be grammatically correct. Even the best English writing software won’t have a problem with it. Being mistake-free, however, is not the issue. The main problem is that it’s a pain to read. No matter what your writing abilities are, long sentences aren’t that difficult to avoid. So why aren’t you [...]
Business Documents: Reduce Cross-Referencing To A Minimum
When writing long business documents, especially ones filled with charts and tables, it’s very convenient to cross-reference information while you’re writing. Instead of detailing the facts of a situation again, many simply point the reader to a previous reference to it. Takes this paragraph, for example: The device comes with a built-in worldwide 3D map [...]
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 [...]
Five Important Aspects Of Business Writing
Even if you’re an untrained writer, you’ll likely need to compose written reports at various times during the course of your business. As such, having the basics of business writing down pat can help you immensely in your daily life. According to the book Business Writing For The Uninitiated, all forms of good business writing [...]
The Mistake Of Being Verbose
Many unseasoned writers often fall prey to the trap of verbosity – using too many words to express too little of an idea. Unless your goal is to write a requisite number of words, instead of successfully communicating with your audience, verbose prose is bad for business and should be avoided at all costs. Here’s [...]
The Power Of Simplicity
While it might tickle your fancy to write complex explanations using big words and highly erudite sentences, realize that most writing designed to feed your ego seldom works to express your ideas to your reader. There’s huge value in being simple. If you take a gander at the highest-paid writers in the world, you’ll realize [...]
Three Types Of Communication: Which Ones Are You Using When You Write?
Anytime you write, you’re communicating something. All communications have a purpose. Whether your writing is designed to instruct, argue or educate, you’re usually writing it with an underlying tone. Subcommunication Often called subcommunication, this refers to a deeper purpose behind your writing. While you may be writing an instructional piece, your attitude about what you [...]
