Sorry all, I guess I should have let you know that I have already covered the random caps thing, email YELLING, etc. I just needed help with some more examples of incorrect usage of commonly misused words like the it's vs. its thing that Ben brought up. I am not going to be teaching an English class, just wanted to point out common word usage mistakes. (Hmmm....how many times can I use that word, "usage"? Oops, there's one more!)
I wanted a list, because if you just say, "make sure the word you type is the word you intended", some people don't know that they are using the wrong word. G wrote: > What you are citing here is more than just writing etiquette, it's a guide > to writing proper English. > > E-mail has had a profound affect, negatively I would say, on the quality of > communication using the English language. So, are you going to write a whole > missive on the scribing of proper english...ie when to use "their" vs > "there"? Or are you tasked to address the etiquettes of communication as > they pertain to e-mail specifically? Because the two tasks are wholly > different. > > >>CrystalVision (my company) has started up a newsletter to send to our >>clients, and I have been asked to write a short article about email >>etiquette, since it is a personal pet peeve of mine. So, I have a >>question for everyone: I need to compile a list of grammar errors, can >>you think of more to add to the list that I have below? >> >>Loose vs. Lose >>They're vs. their vs. there >>You're vs. Your >>To vs. Two vs. Too >> >>I am having a brain cramp right now, and can't come up with more, but I >>know they're more out their. (Just kidding) >>-- > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161507 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
