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 [...]
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 [...]
Making Your Points Positively
Using negatives to express an idea in a sentence, while perfectly valid, is seldom the best way when putting a thought to writing. Even when done with enough care, they can still lead to confusion with the wrong audience. Unless you’re confident of your readers’ sophistication in comprehending written English, stating your points positively is [...]
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 [...]
How To Write A Term Paper
Term papers are among the most common documents you’ll end up having to write all through high school and college. As such, developing the right skill set for doing them right can mean the difference between getting great marks or just barely making it through. Start Early. Once your subject matter is approved, start work [...]
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 [...]
Using Brackets And Parentheses In Your Writing
As much as possible, I try to refrain from using brackets and parentheses in anything I write. If you work hard enough, you can usually find a way of expressing a fact that’s a little more creative than having to enclose them in separators like those two. If you’re trying to keep your writing to [...]
English Writing Software And The Tricky Trap Of Using Commas
Commas are the sound of silence. When you add a comma right after a word or phrase, it indicates a short pause, setting it apart from the long pauses that you normally get at the end of each sentence. Apart from providing the necessary pace to your delivery, though, it can also be used to [...]
