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- Pop one Card or Pop Many Cards? by Writing Problems Explained on Sep 19, 2009
Here’s a sentence written by someone with writing problems. I found it in a report about broadband connectivity. Can you see a problem? Our employees pop an AT&T card into their laptop computers, and they have instant connectivity. The Prob...
- How is Information Available? by Writing Problems Explained on May 12, 2009
I’m convinced that the greatest of all writing problems is laziness. People simply don’t listen to the words they write, and they publish nonsense. Worse, people hear bad writing, and indiscriminately repeat it in their own projects. This...
- Every, All, and Each by Writing Problems Explained on Mar 31, 2009
There is a syndicated radio show on which the host, the producers, the writers, and all their friends have writing problems. It’s disturbing. This show has been advertising itself for months with a commercial that includes the following lead: A...
- Be Clear About Who is Who by Writing Problems Explained on Mar 27, 2009
There’s a class of writing problems that are very subtle. They arise when you lose track of the person about whom you’re writing. Simple statements become, at best, silly, and at worst, gibberish when you make this type of writing error.
- Today, Only Fix One of your Writing Problems by Writing Problems Explained on Feb 10, 2009
Ryan Seacrest said this at the end of an installment of American Idol: In the end there can only be one American Idol. Don’t count this mistake among your writing problems. Mistake? You ask. This sentence could easily mean that the only thing left...
- Me Have Writing Problems by Writing Problems Explained on Jan 21, 2009
I rank confusion with the words I and me among the most inexcusable writing problems. Do you have this problem? Are you aware whether you have it? Even very unskilled writers recognize misuse of these words, and you lose credibility quickly (or at le...
