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In this week's edition of eTips, Robin Nobles, of searchengineworkshops.com,
will tell you about the top ten grammar errors that haunt web pages in part
two of her two part article titled, 'Top Ten Grammar Errors that Haunt Web
Pages...'
If you missed part one, you can find it here:
http://www.web-source.net/etips/issue_314.htm
I hope you'll enjoy the publication.
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Ten Grammar Errors that Haunt Web Pages ... Since content is crucial, isn’t
it time to introduce a few grammar tips?
By
Robin
Nobles
(Part 2)
(This article is continued from
Part
1)
6. Spelling spot check
receive (remember: “i” before “e” except after
“c”)
all right (alright is not a word)
category
dependent
a lot (should always be two words)
cannot (preferred way to spell)
Visit yourDictionary.com
(http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html)
for 250 of the most commonly misspelled words.
7. Hyphens
This is a confusing one—whether to hyphenate compound words, combine
the words as one word, or use them as two words. As it states in Chicago,
the best place to go for answers is the dictionary. Hyphens also depend on
readability and trends, such as the trend from on line to on-line to
online.
compound adjectives + noun—hyphenate when the adjectives appear before
a noun but not if used after
Example: The newsletter contains the most up-to-date material in the SEO
industry. (“up to date” is hyphenated because it is used as an
adjective modifying the noun “material”)
Example: The material in the newsletter is kept up to date. (There’s
no noun following “up to date,” so it shouldn’t be
hyphenated.)
8. Additional spot check
Their vs. there vs. they’re “Their” is the possessive
version (their house—not they’re house); “they’re”
stands for “they are”; and “there” is a filler word.
Example: There goal is to give they’re members the best online experience.
(incorrect)
Example: Their goal is to give their members the best . . . (correct)
You vs. your vs. you’re Run a spell check on “you”
and make sure you didn’t mean “your.”
Example: If your looking for the latest industry news, visit his blog.
(incorrect)
Example: If you’re looking for the latest industry news . . .
(correct)
9. Singular vs. plural (getting close to ad nauseam by now)
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Data vs. datum Data is plural; datum is the singular version. So technically,
if you’re talking about multiple pieces of information, you’ll
need to use a plural verb:
Example: The research data are being collected as we speak. (correct)
If you’re talking about one piece of data, the correct form is datum,
the singular version.
Example: The datum shows that the Yahoo! search engine visited the site during
the last twenty-four hours. (correct)
However, popular usage has come into play. Because “data” is considered
a mass noun, it is now being treated as either singular or plural except
in formal writing and in the sciences. Because we are in the data industry,
this is important to know.
Example: The research data is being collected. (correct)
10. Commas
When you read your content out loud, do you naturally pause at certain places?
The best rule of thumb is to insert a comma in those places. Grammar can
actually be quite logical.
Let’s look at some common uses for commas:
a. To separate words in a list (apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes). Notice
that I used a comma before the “and.” Grammar sources such as Chicago
strongly recommend inserting the last comma. Here’s an example from
Chicago:
“I want no ifs, ands, or buts.”
b. Introductory phrases and words. Use commas after introductory phrases
and words, especially if a slight pause is needed.
Example: At the end of the day, he left the office.
Example: Therefore, the next SES Conference is in December.
c. To separate compound sentences. Use commas to separate compound sentences,
which are sentences that could be divided into two separate and complete
sentences.
Example: Search engine optimization is both art and science, and it requires
both creativity and technology to be successful.
NOTE: I used seven different grammar books as reference guides when writing
this article. None of the information is listed here without a reference
from one or more of those guides. I highly recommend that all content writers
purchase a grammar book. My latest is The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition.
You can even subscribe to the online version at
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org.
A free 30-day trial is available.
In Conclusion
The Internet represents a lot of things to a lot of people. In our informal
areas like forums and newsgroups, we don’t need to worry so much about
grammar and spelling. We’re simply chatting among friends.
But on our Web sites, our online store fronts, we must give a professional
image, in my opinion. Let’s do our best to make sure our sites are as
free from grammar and spelling errors as possible.
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