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Tag: Grammar

  • Why Use Good Grammar? To Get Hired!

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    I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why. by Kyle Wiens  If you think an apostrophe was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, you will never work for me. If you think a semicolon is a regular colon with an identity crisis, I will not hire you. If you scatter commas into…

  • 15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly

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    With the help of the infographic below, those lapses can come less frequently. It shines light on the usual culprits, such as the tricky it’s/its decision and affect versus effect. The infographic also shines light on how to properly use the apostrophe and the correct spellings of commonly misspelled words.