Grammatically Correct

Grammatically Correct More and more individuals are providing online content and there are those who will get away with using grammatically incorrect phrases to emphasize a point or seek out attention but ifyou areserious about advancinga senior level career it is as imperative to pay strict attention to relayinggrammatically correct information within youronline profiles justas it is to do so in your professional resume. One of the most common mistakes I see is, your going toresearch or your not. Thegrammatical correction is, youre going toresearch or youre not,which is the contraction for you are. You issingular and there is no such word as Yous, although it is amazingthe number of people that have chosen to add it to their vocabulary. The following words are often found ingrammatically incorrect content: to, too and twoTo ismost commonly used but if you are talking about too many or they went along too, think of it as more or in addition toandbe sure to add two os. Of course two refersto the number or quantity of 2. from and form No need for explanation here I hope. It is simply a common typobecause our fingers tend tostrike the letter o prior to the letter r. there and their Over there, or there were two of them is vastly different than discussing their degree or their expertise. Give consideration tobelonging to when you use their. apostrophe s or s apostrophe This relates toa possessive noun and is adecision based on singular or plural. It is a reference toone companys reputation or more than one, such as our companys reputations. effect and affect The effecton the group was evident., orThe sound did affect theaudience. Although often confused, atipto consider is whether you are relaying the word as a noun or a verb.Effect being the noun, often referring to a result whereasaffect is used as a verb meaning,to influence. where and were Were is not a part of who, what, where, whyand when. Where areyougoing?, is not the same as Were you going to the store? Spell check will not help to correct the above noted grammatical faux pas and more often than not,will not correct the spelling errorsthat are often made when addressing anAmerican audience versus a Canadian audience. There are many words that are spelleddifferently in theUS than inCanada such as organised and organized or labor and labour. Writers Block, The Web Resource for Communication Professionals is one of many resources available to assist in composing grammatically correct contentoffering a comprehensive list of writing tips. Dontdiscredit the use of athesaurus as another resource as it displayswords as nouns, verbs or adjectives and if youre still notsureif it is grammatically correct, chose a different word! Check out, TheWORST Grammar Mistakes Ever in TheHuffington Post.