Comments on: 10 Easy-To-Avoid Grammar Mistakes http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/ Exploring the intersection of communications, marketing and social media Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:17:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Michael Searles http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-8461 Michael Searles Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:01:12 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-8461 While not in the 'grammar mistakes' category there is something else that erks me just as much. It's something I see often as an Internet Marketer. It happened only just this past weekend. I received more than one email wishing me a 'happy holiday-weekend'. Not at the end of the message either but smack bang in the opening sentence. Nice thought but I live in Australia! Here's the thing. It's called the World Wide Web for a reason. If people want to get my attention and arouse my interest in an emailed message then assuming I live next door is not the way to go about it. Nice blog Dave. Michael Searles While not in the ‘grammar mistakes’ category there is something else that erks me just as much.
It’s something I see often as an Internet Marketer.
It happened only just this past weekend. I received more than one email wishing me a ‘happy holiday-weekend’. Not at the end of the message either but smack bang in the opening sentence. Nice thought but I live in Australia!
Here’s the thing. It’s called the World Wide Web for a reason.
If people want to get my attention and arouse my interest in an emailed message then assuming I live next door is not the way to go about it.
Nice blog Dave.
Michael Searles

]]> By: Glad http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-6064 Glad Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:06:22 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-6064 You are so write ... ha! just kidding! You are so write … ha! just kidding!

]]> By: Lynn Crymble http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-6022 Lynn Crymble Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:47:46 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-6022 I love love love Eats, Shoots & Leaves and am very happy to see others here who still value grammar and proper spelling. Like Caralin, the unnecessary use of apostrophes baffles me. In this world of self-editing and real-time publishing, it is very difficult to get it right all the time but I can't help but think just a little less of a writer's intelligence when repeated grammar errors are made. Thanks for this Dave! I love love love Eats, Shoots & Leaves and am very happy to see others here who still value grammar and proper spelling.
Like Caralin, the unnecessary use of apostrophes baffles me.
In this world of self-editing and real-time publishing, it is very difficult to get it right all the time but I can’t help but think just a little less of a writer’s intelligence when repeated grammar errors are made.
Thanks for this Dave!

]]> By: Krikor Ohannessian http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-6004 Krikor Ohannessian Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:37:51 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-6004 what about "there" and "their" ? ;-) what about “there” and “their” ? ;-)

]]> By: PRJack http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5903 PRJack Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:56:21 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-5903 Hear here! ;-) Seriously though, that was a great post. Far too often--especially in marketing--grammar is overlooked in favour of trying to 'sound cool' or worse still because of laziness. Being a 'word-smith' or having access to one is very important. It may seem like this kind of concern would come only from 'old farts', but the reality is that grammar rules exist for a reason. Improperly constructed statements can--and do--lead to confusion and misunderstanding. My real personal peeves is the over-use and/or misplaced use of excessive jargon. Nothing says 'I don't understand my audience' better than not knowing how to talk to them! A great book--which is less about grammar per se and more about communications traps--is "Why business people speak like idiots" by Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway and Jon Warshawsky. Hear here! ;-)

Seriously though, that was a great post. Far too often–especially in marketing–grammar is overlooked in favour of trying to ’sound cool’ or worse still because of laziness.

Being a ‘word-smith’ or having access to one is very important. It may seem like this kind of concern would come only from ‘old farts’, but the reality is that grammar rules exist for a reason. Improperly constructed statements can–and do–lead to confusion and misunderstanding.

My real personal peeves is the over-use and/or misplaced use of excessive jargon. Nothing says ‘I don’t understand my audience’ better than not knowing how to talk to them!

A great book–which is less about grammar per se and more about communications traps–is “Why business people speak like idiots” by Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway and Jon Warshawsky.

]]> By: Francis Moran http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5896 Francis Moran Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:09:08 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-5896 I caught that error when I read the post after submitting it. Couldn't have presented a better example of the wisdom of my arguments if I had tried... ;) I caught that error when I read the post after submitting it. Couldn’t have presented a better example of the wisdom of my arguments if I had tried… ;)

]]> By: Matt Hooper http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5867 Matt Hooper Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:49:11 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-5867 Thanks Dave! I am sure there are many more.. A couple of my pet peeves are the misuse of 'affect' and 'effect' and also I believe things are 'similar to' and 'different from', not 'different to' or worse still, 'different than'. Cheers! Thanks Dave! I am sure there are many more..

A couple of my pet peeves are the misuse of ‘affect’ and ‘effect’ and also I believe things are ’similar to’ and ‘different from’, not ‘different to’ or worse still, ‘different than’.

Cheers!

]]> By: Dave Fleet http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5821 Dave Fleet Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:28:38 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-5821 Francis - "on-exceptions-for-anyone rule" about proofreading, eh? Love it :) Francis - “on-exceptions-for-anyone rule” about proofreading, eh? Love it :)

]]> By: Francis Moran http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5820 Francis Moran Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:24:35 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-5820 Wow, Dave. I thought we at www.inmedialog.com were almost the last of a dying breed, the word nerd! We've written several posts on the proper use of grammar, correct spelling and punctuation and the on-exceptions-for-anyone rule that everything gets proofed before it leaves the premises. My colleague, Linda Forest, and I are so committed to this that we exchanged dangerously geekie word nerd t-shirts this past Christmas. I gave her a Threadless number featuring all the iterations of their, they're and there while she returned the favour by bestowing on me a neon yellow shirt that reads, "Bad grammar makes me [sic]..." Most people think that's a typo; I trust you'll know better. Finally, kudos for highlighting the fewer-less conundrum. Hardly anyone seems to care about this one anymore. I've even got my kids checking each other on correct usage... -Francis. Wow, Dave. I thought we at http://www.inmedialog.com were almost the last of a dying breed, the word nerd! We’ve written several posts on the proper use of grammar, correct spelling and punctuation and the on-exceptions-for-anyone rule that everything gets proofed before it leaves the premises.

My colleague, Linda Forest, and I are so committed to this that we exchanged dangerously geekie word nerd t-shirts this past Christmas. I gave her a Threadless number featuring all the iterations of their, they’re and there while she returned the favour by bestowing on me a neon yellow shirt that reads, “Bad grammar makes me [sic]…” Most people think that’s a typo; I trust you’ll know better.

Finally, kudos for highlighting the fewer-less conundrum. Hardly anyone seems to care about this one anymore. I’ve even got my kids checking each other on correct usage…

-Francis.

]]> By: Dave Fleet http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5814 Dave Fleet Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:02:37 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2008/08/10-easy-to-avoid-grammar-mistakes/#comment-5814 Caralin: I agree! Poor apostrophes - they're so abused. Caralin: I agree! Poor apostrophes - they’re so abused.

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