In programming languages we have to be absolutely precise otherwise the software wouldn't work.

You cannot afford to get a comma wrong in a programming language because the computer will throw out an error and say WTF!

This brings me to the English language.

If you use it correctly it makes a better experience for the reader. Now I am not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but if you are going to write for a living then you need to understand the rules of grammar.

You may get away with anything when talking to your friends and family but online it makes you look like you don't know what you are talking about or it makes it hard work for your readers.

Use a grammar checker like Grammarly to improve your English. It will show you how to correct your English and it is free to use.

Sentence structure is very important and Grammarly will help you there.

Common mistakes that people make are with words like, their and there (the first one is ownership the second one relates to a place).

Your and you're ( the first one is ownership the other is a derivative of 'to be')

When abbreviating a word, try it out long hand first and you will find if the word you are using is correct.

eg; Is that you're bike? (long hand >) Is that you are bike (see how that doesn't make sense?)

It should be; is that your bike (your is ownership)

Double vowels elongate a word; lop or loop, drop or droop.

Double consonants shorten a word; biter or bitter, write or written

The rules of grammar are to make your communication as clear as possible, but if you don't know how to use words properly then you will not be able to communicate your message as clearly as you could.

Even in these sentences; That's real good of you vs that's really good of you.

You done good vs you did well. I bought it for cheap vs I bought it cheaply.

There are too many things I could tell you about the beauty of using correct English. My English is not up to scratch either, I am still learning. I hope this will inspire you to learn the rules of grammar, you will learn so much. The people who created these rules did so with the intention of getting rid of ambiguity.

Have a stupendous day my friends.



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WilliamBH Premium
Well Michael, what can I say? What a great training. Very valuable and easy to understand for persons of less technical skill than you (ie Me). I am only left with one problem now and that is my fingers and toes run out at 20 :) Cheers, William.
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Ultimateless Premium
Not to worry, William, they have a special on toes at the supermarket, lol !
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MKearns Premium
Well written Michael. Same old binary coding that bears the brunt of compilation with a smattering of hex for color when needed too!
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Ultimateless Premium
I thought I wouldn't go into hex, that's a different kind of nightmare. Thanks, Michael.
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You've got a like from me Michael. Now I've got to stretch out this comment so you get enough words to pass go and collect your $200.
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Ultimateless Premium
ROFL! I hope so, LOL ! Don't forget you benefit as well from all those words as well. Now have I done 25? I've lost count, LOL !
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Thanks, Michael....
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Thanks, Netta.
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Wow!! Web Mastery 101. That would make a great website. Cool.
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Good to see your furry little butt. I have been wondering about my widdle bear. Next week we will talk!
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Looking forward to it, my friend.
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