Comments on: Writing Articles - Grammar and Punctuation Basics http://mikepaetzold.com/articles/writing-articles-grammar-and-punctuation-basics/ Articles, Recommendations and Business Building Information Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Phil Marson http://mikepaetzold.com/articles/writing-articles-grammar-and-punctuation-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Phil Marson Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:51:02 +0000 http://mikepaetzold.com/?p=14#comment-9 Hi Mike. Great to see advice on using English correctly - especially the difference between 'loose' and 'lose' - I hate that one. I must disagree, however, with your sentence 'the rabbits burrow is over there'. The burrow of the rabbit is, as you say, 'the rabbit's burrow'; the burrow of the rabbits should be 'the rabbits' burrow' (with an apostrophe) - at least it was when I was at school. Another rule you might like to add is when to double the last letter of a verb when adding '-ing' or '-ed'. For example, with the verb 'develop' is it 'developing' or 'developping'? The rule is - if the stress is on the last syllable, double it; otherwise don't. 'Develop' is easy - it's pronounced 'deVElop' so you don't double. But I often see the word 'referal' or 'refering' - this is pronounced 'reFER' so should be doubled i.e. referral and referring. Of course there are always exceptions, although I can't think of one at the moment. Proper spelling and grammar is important. If I see a site with bad spelling/grammar it doesn't look professional and doesn't fill me with confidence. Reading through what you've written only takes a moment - or better still, get a friend to read it through for you (preferably one who has read a book in the last 12 months).<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('9','Phil Marson'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('9','Phil Marson','Hi Mike. Great to see advice on using English correctly - especially the difference between \'loose\' and \'lose\' - I hate that one. I must disagree, however, with your sentence \'the rabbits burrow is over there\'. The burrow of the rabbit is, as you say, \'the rabbit\'s burrow\'; the burrow of the rabbits should be \'the rabbits\' burrow\' (with an apostrophe) - at least it was when I was at school.\r\nAnother rule you might like to add is when to double the last letter of a verb when adding \'-ing\' or \'-ed\'. For example, with the verb \'develop\' is it \'developing\' or \'developping\'? The rule is - if the stress is on the last syllable, double it; otherwise don\'t. \'Develop\' is easy - it\'s pronounced \'deVElop\' so you don\'t double. But I often see the word \'referal\' or \'refering\' - this is pronounced \'reFER\' so should be doubled i.e. referral and referring. Of course there are always exceptions, although I can\'t think of one at the moment.\r\nProper spelling and grammar is important. If I see a site with bad spelling\/grammar it doesn\'t look professional and doesn\'t fill me with confidence. Reading through what you\'ve written only takes a moment - or better still, get a friend to read it through for you (preferably one who has read a book in the last 12 months).'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Mike. Great to see advice on using English correctly - especially the difference between ‘loose’ and ‘lose’ - I hate that one. I must disagree, however, with your sentence ‘the rabbits burrow is over there’. The burrow of the rabbit is, as you say, ‘the rabbit’s burrow’; the burrow of the rabbits should be ‘the rabbits’ burrow’ (with an apostrophe) - at least it was when I was at school.
Another rule you might like to add is when to double the last letter of a verb when adding ‘-ing’ or ‘-ed’. For example, with the verb ‘develop’ is it ‘developing’ or ‘developping’? The rule is - if the stress is on the last syllable, double it; otherwise don’t. ‘Develop’ is easy - it’s pronounced ‘deVElop’ so you don’t double. But I often see the word ‘referal’ or ‘refering’ - this is pronounced ‘reFER’ so should be doubled i.e. referral and referring. Of course there are always exceptions, although I can’t think of one at the moment.
Proper spelling and grammar is important. If I see a site with bad spelling/grammar it doesn’t look professional and doesn’t fill me with confidence. Reading through what you’ve written only takes a moment - or better still, get a friend to read it through for you (preferably one who has read a book in the last 12 months).
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]]> By: Soren Jordansen http://mikepaetzold.com/articles/writing-articles-grammar-and-punctuation-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Soren Jordansen Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:32:12 +0000 http://mikepaetzold.com/?p=14#comment-5 Hi Mike, Great article! English is not my first language but I usually manage pretty well. I have one word I always struggle with namely who's or whos. This is actually the first time I have seen a simple explanation for this little problem. Thank you and keep up the good work :)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5','Soren Jordansen'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5','Soren Jordansen','Hi Mike,\r\n\r\nGreat article!\r\n\r\nEnglish is not my first language but I usually manage pretty well.\r\nI have one word I always struggle with namely who\'s or whos.\r\nThis is actually the first time I have seen a simple explanation\r\nfor this little problem.\r\n\r\nThank you and keep up the good work :)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Mike,

Great article!

English is not my first language but I usually manage pretty well.
I have one word I always struggle with namely who’s or whos.
This is actually the first time I have seen a simple explanation
for this little problem.

Thank you and keep up the good work :)

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