Comments on: Blog Spelling And Grammar - My Opinion http://watchmebuildtraffic.com/2008/06/blog-spelling-and-grammar-my-opinion/ One Man's Efforts To Build Blog Traffic... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:15:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Blog Spelling And Grammar - Your Opinion http://watchmebuildtraffic.com/2008/06/blog-spelling-and-grammar-my-opinion/#comment-315 Blog Spelling And Grammar - Your Opinion Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:20:26 +0000 http://watchmebuildtraffic.com/?p=58#comment-315 [...] one of my previous posts on blog spelling and grammar  I ranted and raved about my opinion on the subject, i.e. I can’t stand having the [...] [...] one of my previous posts on blog spelling and grammar  I ranted and raved about my opinion on the subject, i.e. I can’t stand having the [...]

]]> By: Rob O. http://watchmebuildtraffic.com/2008/06/blog-spelling-and-grammar-my-opinion/#comment-292 Rob O. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:52:10 +0000 http://watchmebuildtraffic.com/?p=58#comment-292 I'll readily second your opinion - spelling and grammar matter! Your written word is stripped bare of the visual channel of communication that would otherwise accompany a normal verbal conversation. So, you've got to put that much more effort into your blog posts to ensure that you're representing yourself correctly or appropriately. Words with misused apostrophes are a particular peeve of mine. Nothing tips me off to an inexperienced or careless writer quicker than using "your" instead of "you're." There's just one simple rule to applying the apostrophe correctly: Use an apostrophe when letters are missing. Yup, that's it. And while these aren't truly a grammatical error, the use of terms that seem more 'wordy' is a common misstep that I notice with newer writers. Words like "learnt" and "betwixt" are typically red flags that you've landed on the site of an inexperienced blogger. That's not to say that those kinds of words can't or shouldn't be used for effect at times, but to pepper your normal "speech" or blog postings with them is usually a mistake. I’ll readily second your opinion - spelling and grammar matter! Your written word is stripped bare of the visual channel of communication that would otherwise accompany a normal verbal conversation. So, you’ve got to put that much more effort into your blog posts to ensure that you’re representing yourself correctly or appropriately.

Words with misused apostrophes are a particular peeve of mine. Nothing tips me off to an inexperienced or careless writer quicker than using “your” instead of “you’re.” There’s just one simple rule to applying the apostrophe correctly: Use an apostrophe when letters are missing. Yup, that’s it.

And while these aren’t truly a grammatical error, the use of terms that seem more ‘wordy’ is a common misstep that I notice with newer writers. Words like “learnt” and “betwixt” are typically red flags that you’ve landed on the site of an inexperienced blogger. That’s not to say that those kinds of words can’t or shouldn’t be used for effect at times, but to pepper your normal “speech” or blog postings with them is usually a mistake.

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