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  • Five Grammatical Errors that Make You Look Dumb | Copyblogger

    The post and all of the comments, and there are a lot of comments, really show a general point: simple, avoidable mistakes can hurt your credibility in a professional setting. Personal blogs are different as casual and formal conversation are different. When, however, a person positions... more

    Reviewed by marksdaly Aug 16 2008, 01:39pm ( 35 reviews ) • copyblogger.com

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  • Rated by archangelnot on Jun 17, 12:28am

    Although it's impossible to fix every grammar and spelling problem instantly, you can at least make some serious headway and avoid the most common mistakes. Here are 5 Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb.

  • Rated by highspeedbee on May 24, 8:19pm

    Grammar mistakes I see all the time.

  • Rated by sakshi321 on Feb 06 2009, 12:37am

    5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb

  • Rated by dacoatne on Sep 07 2008, 8:51am

    A must read on basic mistakes.

  • Rated by b4dboy on Aug 24 2008, 11:10am

    Yay for grammar nazi's.

  • Rated by jennee84 on Aug 21 2008, 12:53am

    Please PLEASE read this and stop making mistakes with the silliest things. It's basic grammar. It's not that difficult. (See? "It's" not "Its")

  • Rated by marksdaly on Aug 16 2008, 1:39pm

    The post and all of the comments, and there are a lot of comments, really show a general point: simple, avoidable mistakes can hurt your credibility in a professional setting. Personal blogs are different as casual and formal conversation are different. When, however, a person positions himself or herself as an expert on some topic the language, structure, and grammar should at least try to match the setting. An odd mistake here or there is acceptable; s**t happens all the time. Consistent misuse of the written language shows disrespect for the reader, whether intentional or not. I pointed out a they're/their mistake that a colleague made in a customer presentation. He was consistent in his misuse of the word so it was not just a typo. His response was: "so?" That mistake was projected on the wall during his presentation and passed around in the hard copy. I don't think he sent them a copy by e-mail though. The copyblogger post includes a good list of things to keep in mind while the responses identified several more. And most of these mistakes are so easy to avoid.

  • Rated by mzmoxy on Jun 22 2008, 2:07pm

    1. Your vs. You're This one drives me insane, and it's become extremely common among bloggers. All it takes to avoid this error is to take a second and think about what you're trying to say. "Your" is a possessive pronoun, as in "your car" or "your blog." "You're" is a contraction for "you are," as in "you're screwing up your writing by using your when you really mean you are." AAARRRRGHH!

  • Rated by loldog4 on Dec 05 2007, 5:51pm

    not knowing these things before and needing to read this kinda makes you dumb in my book