Showing Contrast In Your Paragraphs
When writing, a basic grasp of correct usage is frequently not enough when you’re working to turn text that effectively gets its message across. Even when you use a grammar software to correct weak points, you’ll still have to make sure you express ideas in a manner that can affect your readers. For the most [...]
Difference Between Bring And Take
In yet more words that English speakers frequently misuse in their writing are the verbs “bring” and “take”. While they may appear to do the same thing, the two are actually not interchangeable (regardless of tense) and actually carry very different connotations.
“Bring”, used correctly, is an action that indicates carrying a particular object from a [...]
The Case For Using Standalone Grammar Checkers Over Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word, the popular word processing software that we all probably use, comes with its own grammar checker. In fact, it’s one of the things people always point out when I inform them that I use a standalone grammar software. While I’ve known about Word’s grammar checker for a while now (I even used it [...]
Good Writing: The Bare Minimum
Want to write good copy that is clear and reads well? Here’s the bare minimum of what you need to infuse into your writing. It won’t turn you into a veritable bastion of the craft but I’ll wager that your readers will appreciate the ease with which they can understand whatever it is you’re attempting [...]
Business Reports That Grab People’s Attention
Writing a report for work? Make sure both your co-workers and bosses pay enough attention to flesh out the details, instead of just giving it a glance, leaving your proposals and recommendations in incompletely-informed hands. If you don’t consider yourself and find the task overwhelming, here are a few tips to hopefully help you out.
1. [...]
Writing Numbers For Business Documents
When crafting business reports and documents, numbers can be one of the trickiest items to include in your text. How exactly do you write them so it doesn’t erode both the readability and professionalism of your documents?
As a rule, all numbers smaller than 10 are usually spelled out in words. Filling your copy with single [...]
Five Ways To Use A Comma
Still having a hard time figuring out the use of commas in your writing? You’re not alone. Everyday, I come across emails and blog posts that either need more of the punctuation or use too much of it. Like most of writing, though, there are very straightforward guidelines to using commas and they aren’t all [...]
Developing Your Paragraphs
When crafting your copy, it is important to develop paragraphs that both read well and impart information clearly. While you can always throw around fact after fact in your sentences, paragraphs that do the job best are usually developed with a pattern in mind.
The following three techniques are some of the easiest and most common [...]
3 Types Of Business Emails That Get Ignored
When writing business emails, you want it to get read. A passed-over email usually means a lost opportunity – one that you may never get back again. These five types of emails are high on the chopping block that busy professionals regularly give up on without a second thought.
1. Emails that pile on the topics. [...]
Writing Paragraphs That Work
When writing, the importance of breaking your copy down into sensible paragraphs cannot be stated enough. Sentences strung together endlessly one after another can be difficult to work through, just as copy where a single thought extends across paragraphs can break the flow of writing. In fact, any decent English writing software will point you [...]
