Thursday, January 24, 2008
Go for grammar gold
Is grammar hard for you to grasp? Don't know the difference between lay and lie? Not sure when to use who or whom? You're not alone. Grammatical mistakes in news stories add to our industry's credibility problem. If a reader sees grammatical or spelling errors, he or she doubts the veracity of the entire article. The only way to improve your grammar is to practice. Check out the Grammar Girl's quick and dirty tips as a refresher. You can even sign up for her daily grammar tip podcasts. Or check out the Top 10 Grammar tips on this site. And finally, you can't beat William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style for advice on language usage.
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The Grammar girl paodcast called "Yo as a pronoun" was hilarious. Plus it takes a look at how the English language (at least the slang portion of it) is continuously changing. That, I suppose, is part of the difficulty in remembering the rules.
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