Is the Use Of Good Grammar a Lost Art?
By Helen Fleder It’s been said that grammar is the most crucial of all academic subjects, and yet using proper grammar, along with good penmanship and spelling, seem to be skills that are sadly neglected in our educational system. Here are some common examples of poor grammar use: Many years ago, the worst slang in our language was saying “ain’t” instead of “isn’t” as in “ain’t that the truth” or using a double negative as in “I didn’t see nothing.” Since then, our word usage has deteriorated considerably. In many instances, it doesn’t even affect grading on students’ examinations in elementa

Don’t Writers Care about Grammar?
by Barbara McNichol Recently I learned what a hot topic grammatical errors can be when one of my favorite blogs, Article Writing and Marketing Insights from Ezine Articles, took a subject close to my heart and made it relevant to everyone who writes. Within 24 hours of posting “Avoiding the (6) Common Grammatical Errors That Make Authors Look Du…Unprofessional,” the blog received 776 views and 93 comments. That’s evidence of how “hot” the topic of incorrect grammar can be! The blog post started: in these days of txting, iming and all low caps, its easy to take shortcuts to writing However, ev

Bloggers, Take Heed: Succinct, Friendly Ebook Model of Clear Writing
Are you, like me,  fumbling around trying to make sense of the blogging world? Daniel Scocco grabbed me with his title Make Money Blogging, then engaged me with his easy-to-read primer about blogging. Succinct, yet friendly, this 54-page ebook holds your hand through its four chapters, leading you to the last chapter on monetizing your blog based on the stepping stones he laid. Why this approach? He wants readers to be prepared for stepping into making money, not racing unprepared to the finish line. While reading it, I caught myself thinking “oh, that’s how it works” a number of times … sev