Blogger Johan pointed out 10 commonly make typo mistakes a blogger will make. How many of these do you make?
Your – You’re
As mentioned above, your message might lose impact if you’re not paying attention to this number one word maltreatment. If you find it particularly difficult to separate them from each other, stop using ‘you’re’ altogether and notice how you are starting to improve your spelling.Then – Than
The next step is then to tell yourself that it’s better late than never to get that vowel placement in order. Then your readers might find something more useful to comment on than your apparent spelling impediment.Its – it’s
It’s best to write an article and its words properly for optimal reader engagement. Again, if you still fail to tell the difference without effort, just write how great it is not having to worry about misusing or misspelling words.To – Too – Two
To write two posts per day, or not to write two posts per day. That too is the question.Were – Where – We’re
Where in the world were you? We were at Billy’s and we’re staying for another day. Make sure your blog visitors do that too.There – Their – They’re
They’re moving their cursor over there. By focusing more attention on proper word use, your visitors won’t highlight and pinpoint your mistakes.A – An – And
A flawlessly written article serves as an eye-opener and should provide lasting value. Remember also that an abbreviation like SUV starts with a vowel pronunciation and requires an ‘an’ in front of it.Off – Of
Of all the mistakes you could prevent from appearing, start off by checking out this common mix up. You should have paid attention at school when they told you not to write ’should of’. Or off your visitors go.Here – Hear
Hear ye! Hear ye! Here is a blog worth reading. You can almost hear the distant clicks of new visitors finding their way over here this very moment.Lose – Loose
But if you’re too loose on your writing discipline, you will end up losing those readers after a while. You’d have a bolt loose if you don’t apply these 10 writing rules from now on with greater care. You win some and you don’t lose anyone.
These mistakes are basically undetectable by spell-checkers. I made some of these mistakes too. Here are my questions to bloggers?
- Where you write your entry? (Wordpress textarea/WYSIWYG, wordpad, MSWord[Serious!?], ecto or other software, etc
- Do you practice spell checking before posting? If yes what software
- Do you read your entry at least one time after posting?
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Posted by hongkiat in Blogosphere , at 02.02.07
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Comments
suanie February 2nd, 2007
none. i am so gr8 :P
ReplySwifty February 2nd, 2007
Blogger.
No.
Yes, but mostly because I like indulging in my own writing.
ReplyYusoff February 2nd, 2007
he he..I still used the Word to write my posting in my blog as most of the posting was written much earlier for my students..I do from time to time check my spelling and esp. my grammar.. :)
Replyphilters February 3rd, 2007
none.
i got a peeve for bad spelling and grammar:D
ReplyAshish Mohta February 3rd, 2007
none.
I make some other mistakes so i have to use spell checker twice.lol but good tips.The main reason for this is chat
ReplyCaker February 5th, 2007
Wordpress.
Yes.
Yes.
ReplyA non mouse February 25th, 2007
Atleast – at least
ReplyChristopher W. February 25th, 2007
This list is fantastic and I applaud you for providing it. However, you forgot another common error for Bloggers that I see all the time. The error is the misuse of the question mark. It should be used at the end of questions, not at the end of statements. I’m sorry to point this out, but you wrote, “Here are my questions to bloggers?” That’s not a question. However, to answer your questions (the second of which doesn’t end in a question mark, or any punctuation for that matter): My Blog is produced in WordPress; I write my posts in my browser and I use the spell-check feature in Firefox 2; I always read my posts at least once, sometimes several times, before posting.
ReplyKerry Buckley March 3rd, 2007
1. Wordpress basic editor.
Reply2. No.
3. Yes. I usually find myself reading and editing a post several times before publishing it, not because of mistakes but to (hopefully) improve the style and readability.
Nathan March 5th, 2007
I think it’s hilarious that in a list of typos, the author made a VERY obvious typo himself: “10 commonly make typo”
Uhm, seeing how the sentence itself is in the past-tense, why would you use the present-tense “make?” That should be “made.” Nice… very nice.
ReplyGar March 20th, 2007
Any person who types “should of” instead of “should have” or any other of/have offense should consider not blogging. Or typing things and hitting “submit.” Ever.
Replydrmike April 10th, 2007
My worse one is ‘teh’ It’s a pain. :(
ReplyJared Schwager June 14th, 2007
I use the basic WordPress editor. Thankfully I’m very good at spelling so I rarely need to use a spellchecker. I usually try to read my whole post through once before publishing it, but I may just skim through it quickly if I need to publish it in a timely manner.
ReplyJohn March 2nd, 2009
Those are not TYPOS. Those are lazy people and perhaps uncaring people. “Teh” instead of “The” is a typo. The ones you list are grammar errors. Not typos.
ReplyMaricar April 6th, 2009
I see these not just in blogs. Emails, tweets, reports, you name it, you can find these mistakes in every written medium, where the writer is not careful. And I agree that they’re grammar issues, not typographical errors.
ReplyAngie April 7th, 2009
I’ll admit I don’t always catch all of mine, I tend to be rushed and don’t always proof my writing. However, my BIGGEST pet peeve is this:
Replya lot is never, ever one word! I see alot or allot written very often. That drives me crazy!
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