Comments on: Five Grammatical Errors that Make You Look Dumb http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/ Copywriting and Content Marketing Strategies Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:34:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Beautiful Blog Posts Have Great Bone Structure http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-852959 Beautiful Blog Posts Have Great Bone Structure Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:33:19 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-852959 [...] Edit, Proof, Correct, Polish and Revise. Errors in grammar can kill a blogger’s credibility and traffic. Take time to make sure you’re putting out your best work. There’s a certain immediacy to blogging, and a stray comma or run on sentence doesn’t typically have dramatic consequences. But avoid the five grammar errors that make you look dumb. [...] [...] Edit, Proof, Correct, Polish and Revise. Errors in grammar can kill a blogger’s credibility and traffic. Take time to make sure you’re putting out your best work. There’s a certain immediacy to blogging, and a stray comma or run on sentence doesn’t typically have dramatic consequences. But avoid the five grammar errors that make you look dumb. [...]

]]> By: Nigel Hole http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-850899 Nigel Hole Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:48:54 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-850899 Working at a printers in Middlesbrough, can you imagine how embarrassed I was to see that someone in the building had printed a poster for one of our internal doors which reads: 'Make sure this door shuts fully'. !!! Working at a printers in Middlesbrough, can you imagine how embarrassed I was to see that someone in the building had printed a poster for one of our internal doors which reads: ‘Make sure this door shuts fully’. !!!

]]> By: 7 Sneaky Ways to Write Irresistible Headlines http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-849938 7 Sneaky Ways to Write Irresistible Headlines Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:23:35 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-849938 [...] Five Grammatical Errors that Make You Look Dumb [...] [...] Five Grammatical Errors that Make You Look Dumb [...]

]]> By: J http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-848118 J Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:41:05 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-848118 Nice post. You should add "lose" vs "loose" onto here as well. I personally can't stand that one and I have no idea how people mess it up, they don't even have close to the same meaning. It also seems to be one of the most common mistakes people make when writing. Nice post. You should add “lose” vs “loose” onto here as well. I personally can’t stand that one and I have no idea how people mess it up, they don’t even have close to the same meaning. It also seems to be one of the most common mistakes people make when writing.

]]> By: Daz http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-843760 Daz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:13:54 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-843760 I think something about this article really pushed my 'peer-pressure' button. Last night I went off to find some local articles about grammar and writing tuition. I found this excellent series from Bristol University in the UK. It has very easy to follow exercises and focusses on the basics. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_01.htm I think something about this article really pushed my ‘peer-pressure’ button.

Last night I went off to find some local articles about grammar and writing tuition.

I found this excellent series from Bristol University in the UK. It has very easy to follow exercises and focusses on the basics.

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_01.htm

]]> By: Daz http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-843096 Daz Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:57:44 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-843096 Americanisms from English people in their writing drives me crackers. Don't misunderstand me, I am English through and through, I am also a former resident of Ann Arbor, MI (5 years). Reading emails from my ex-pat friends does not stir this emotion in me at all. They write and tell me they've been to the new 'Sports Center' today or something akin to that. Now that I am back in the UK, when one of my English colleagues writes to me that they have a sales inquiry (oh, I can feel the hairs on my neck coming up already). Another one is: We'll dispatch that to you as soon as possible Madam (Aarrgghh!) Far be it for me to criticise (or is that criticize?), it's that word ending that still gets me occasionally. I do not possess the greatest standard of grammar myself, but I at least try not to forget which continent I'm currently on. Really great article, really great country - I miss it. n.b. Why did I just read my own comment 7 times before I submitted it? Americanisms from English people in their writing drives me crackers. Don’t misunderstand me, I am English through and through, I am also a former resident of Ann Arbor, MI (5 years).

Reading emails from my ex-pat friends does not stir this emotion in me at all. They write and tell me they’ve been to the new ‘Sports Center’ today or something akin to that.

Now that I am back in the UK, when one of my English colleagues writes to me that they have a sales inquiry (oh, I can feel the hairs on my neck coming up already).

Another one is: We’ll dispatch that to you as soon as possible Madam (Aarrgghh!)

Far be it for me to criticise (or is that criticize?), it’s that word ending that still gets me occasionally. I do not possess the greatest standard of grammar myself, but I at least try not to forget which continent I’m currently on.

Really great article, really great country – I miss it.

n.b. Why did I just read my own comment 7 times before I submitted it?

]]> By: nancy fitzgerald http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-842322 nancy fitzgerald Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:08:56 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-842322 In her own search of discovering God, vs. search for discovering God, she was big time into raising her children vs she was dedicated raising her children. In her own search of discovering God,
vs. search for discovering God,

she was big time into raising her children vs she was dedicated raising her children.

]]> By: Jeevan http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-838515 Jeevan Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:10:42 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-838515 common mistake made by most people. Wrong : One of my friend, one of his colleague Correct : One of my friends, one of his colleagues simple rule : it is always one of "many" i.e. plural common mistake made by most people.

Wrong : One of my friend, one of his colleague
Correct : One of my friends, one of his colleagues

simple rule : it is always one of “many” i.e. plural

]]> By: The Communication Cycle http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-838489 The Communication Cycle Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:41:37 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-838489 Isn't it interesting that this post has more comments than any of the others. Could this be because of people's fear of looking stupid? Isn’t it interesting that this post has more comments than any of the others. Could this be because of people’s fear of looking stupid?

]]> By: Ed http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-832915 Ed Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:44:51 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/#comment-832915 thanks i do most of these errors need to learn more grammar thanks i do most of these errors need to learn more grammar

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