Today, when anyone can be their own publisher, we see more and more examples of poor writing skills both in print and on the web. Poor writing skills create poor first impressions and many readers will have an immediate negative reaction if they spot a spelling or grammatical mistake.
As just one example, a spelling mistake on a commercial web page may cause potential customers to doubt the credibility of the website or organisation.
Correct grammar, punctuation and spelling are key in written communications. The reader will form an opinion of you, the author, base on both the content and presentation, and errors are likely to lead them to form a negative impression.
Finally, checking for poor writing and spelling mistakes should be seen as a courtesy to your readers since it can take them much longer to understand the messages in your writing if they have to think and re-read text to decipher these.
As just one example, a spelling mistake on a commercial web page may cause potential customers to doubt the credibility of the website or organisation.
Correct grammar, punctuation and spelling are key in written communications. The reader will form an opinion of you, the author, base on both the content and presentation, and errors are likely to lead them to form a negative impression.
Finally, checking for poor writing and spelling mistakes should be seen as a courtesy to your readers since it can take them much longer to understand the messages in your writing if they have to think and re-read text to decipher these.
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