Using the right words certainly creates a good impression
Published on October 7, 2018
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Hi there. I'm certainly no genius or professional wordsmith. And that is why, after reading a post on this site, I installed a spelling, grammar and punctuation checking tool. I'm using a product called Grammarly, and am not 100% happy with it, but I know that it has saved me many, many, times from publishing content that is filled with mistakes.
I'm not here to promote Grammarly and I do know there are other tools that are as good as, if not better, than this one. What I wish to talk about is the value gained by presenting any written material in the best possible English.
I'm not from America, but have set up my spell checker to American English, as I suspect that this is where most of my traffic will come from. I am constantly being corrected on spelling as we spell words differently in New Zealand than they do in America. But that is OK!
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I am amazed at how often I read blogs that have taken considerable time and effort to prepare and yet it seems that the writer has forgotten to push the WA spelling/grammar checker or the WordPress tool. Do people not check their posts once they are published?
Why bother posting something if it is hard to comprehend. I think many potential customers will be put off if the content is hard to follow. They will consider the site to be unprofessional.
I know not all of us speak English as a first language, and that makes the writing of content more challenging for those that don't. I respect those of you who are using English as a second or third language and have the balls to take on the challenge of creating a website to promote that which you are passionate about. If you are going to all of this effort to follow your passion, why not consider taking one more tiny step and hit the spelling/grammar check button. It's right there on the page with you, up in the right-hand corner.
Blessings and love to you all,
Andrew
P.S. Please don't check my spelling and grammar on this post as Grammarly does not work within the WA framework for some reason :-)
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