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The “No Textbook” Zone
Blogging, Writing Blogging is all about you and what you know or love, so it makes sense that you write from your heart. Many bloggers, however, just put information up without thinking about how people will react to it. This is a big problem especially if you want to create a following or have viewers actually enjoy what you have to say. No matter what your topic is, you should write passionately rather than a dull informational IBM 701 EDPM computer. This is ...
Continue readingConfusing Words and Homonyms: Part 4 “M, N, O, P, and Q”
Writing Words can give us many problems all the time. Homonyms are words that sound the same, but have different meanings and are spelled differently. These words can cause a writer to say something that they don’t mean and end up sounding like a third grader. There is hope on the horizon though. This list will go through confusing words and homonyms from “M” to “Q”, but if you missed any previous posts you can find them here. Made: to ...
Continue readingSpelling Woes
Blogging, Writing I’m not trying to be picky, but when it comes to spelling (which is something I’m terrible at but I have someone to make sure I don’t sound like an idiot) I expect companies to have it together. When I see something on the Internet that is spelled incorrectly I can mostly chalk it up to the fast paced society that we live in and the need to get things out on the web as quickly as possible. But when I see something that has been ...
Continue readingConfusing Words and Homonyms: Part 3 “H, I, K, and L”
Blogging This is the next installment of commonly mixed up words. The previous two articles on homonyms and confusing words can be found here if you missed any important tricky words: Part 1 and Part 2. Hair: what grows on your head and body. “You have hair coming out of your nose.” Hare: a rabbit. “Let’s have a hare for dinner.” Hall: passageway or large room. “Down the hall to your left.” Haul: to pull or drag. “When you haul the ...
Continue readingDot Your “I’s” and Cross Your “T’s”
Writing Writing can be a fun excursion for you, but a daunting eye cringing task for your readers if they have to fix your errors as they read. Common errors that occur are capitalization. “I” should always be capitalized when by its self, and as always the first letter of the first word of a new sentence should be capitalized. Proper names should be capitalized: Mary, John, United States, or Earth. This includes names of people, states, countries, ...
Continue readingConfusing Words and Homonyms: Part 2 “D, E, F, and G”
Blogging, Writing Homonyms can be confusing for everyone, but when you write your blog you need to be extra careful which words you choose. This installment of common errors will go over more mix ups. If you missed the previous post which had homonyms and mix ups from the letters “A, B, and C” you can find it here: Part 1. Dam: a barrier for liquid. “The dam will break after the next storm.” Damn: a swear word. “Damn you Kyle.” Dammed: blocked from ...
Continue readingArticles: A, An, and The
Writing Articles are a form of speech that help distinguish nouns. Articles are essentially adjectives which describe or limit the meanings of nouns. “A”, “an”, and “the” come before nouns because they describe the noun. Even if an article comes before a verb (the walking man), it still describes the noun which is “man” in this sentence. “A” The article “a” is used to describe nouns in a way that does not distinguish between ...
Continue readingCommon Homonym Mix Ups: The “A, B, and C’s”
Blogging, Writing Homonyms are words in the English language that sound the same, but have different meanings. When writing, these nasty little mix ups can cause unwanted confusion to readers about what you really intended to say. Many writers can navigate through the most common homonyms, such as there, their, and they’re, but there are other homonyms that make writing tricky. Below I have included a few homonyms with their meanings that may be a stumbling ...
Continue readingSpelling is Your Friend
Blogging Not everyone can spell well. Personally I have many problems with spelling and have to proofread my writing several times before everything comes out just right, but when it comes to blogging spelling is incredibly important. This is true because many other people are reading what you write and if you have grammatical errors such as spelling mistakes, you look less professional and knowledgeable even if you know your topic really well. ...
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