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  • 11 Stupidest Writing Mistakes - SalesHQ

    From the page: "Professional writers often worry that their work is unnecessary. After all, can't anyone with even a basic education write? The answer: no, they can't. Even college graduates don't seem to be learning composition basics."

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  • Rated by ShanFit on Dec 01, 8:21pm

    From the page: Comma Vomit Let's all get it right forever.

  • Rated by mollermarketing on Nov 23, 11:57am

    The most annoying grammatical error - Than vs. Then - even respected bloggers often make this mistake - READ THIS ARTICLE!

  • Rated by awesomealias on Nov 02, 12:26pm

    From the page: If it doesn't, in fact, go without saying, then don't say it does. Dude, they break their own rules....

  • Rated by carolinasguy on Oct 20, 7:17am

    Habits of terrible writers. Or mistakes we can each make from time to time.

  • Reviewed by yostea on Oct 16, 12:52pm

    Why 11? Was it time to go home?

  • Rated by ElDave on Oct 15, 4:30pm

    From the page: "11 Stupidest Writing Mistakes"

  • Rated by polveroj on Oct 15, 1:02pm

    The page confuses grammatical errors and usage suggestions. It might be a good idea for salespeople (to whom the advice is directed) to speak as if all their opinions were fact, but many professionals need to be able to communicate their true level of uncertainty. Also, it's wrong about "none is" vs. "none are." Both are acceptable for counted nouns. (See e.g. http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxnoneis.html.)

  • Reviewed by obsteve on Oct 15, 12:25pm

    word fashist

  • Reviewed by OsselKaplan on Oct 15, 11:58am

    "Usage note: Since none has the meanings "not one" and "not any," some insist that it always be treated as a singular and be followed by a singular verb: The rescue party searched for survivors, but none was found. However, none has been used with both singular and plural verbs since the 9th century. When the sense is "not any persons or things" (as in the example above), the plural is more common: ... none were found. Only when none is clearly intended to mean "not one" or "not any" is it followed by a singular verb: Of all my articles, none has received more acclaim than my latest one." from dictionary.com. Look like he ain't so smart hisself anyway, hurphdur Yeah, though, you're just going to piss everyone off if you think you are the grammar queen/king and act as such.