Are You Making These Writing Mistakes
We know that common writing mistakes can damage our credibility resulting in poor business performance. On the other hand, your ability to write effectively can help you to persuade your audience to take action.
Copyblogger’s Brian Clark has shared a list of seven common writing mistakes and how to avoid them.
Clark says, “let’s take a look at some of those types of glaring errors you never want to make — common writing mistakes that can diminish the shine and credibility of your message.
1. Loose vs. lose
This one drives a lot of people crazy, including me.
In fact, it’s so prevalent among bloggers that I once feared I was missing something, and somehow “loose” was a proper substitute for “lose” in some other English-speaking countries. Here’s a hint: it’s not.
If your pants are too loose, you might lose your pants.
2. Me, myself, and I
One of the most common causes of grammatical pain is the choice between “me” and “I.”
Too often people use “I” when they should use “me.” Since “I” sounds stilted and proper, it must be right, right? Nope.
The easy way to get this one right is to simply remove the other person from the sentence and then do what sounds correct”.
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