Comments on: Good Grammar is a Garnish to Great Blogging

By: Bamboo Forest - PunIntended

Bamboo Forest - PunIntended — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:37:02 +0000

I strive for excellent grammar. After all, if you as a blogger also want to be known as a good writer – it’s incumbent to write with good grammar.

One aspect of grammar I really find challenging is subect-verb agreement. Often times you know whether this is correct solely by sound. Other times tricky rules are in order. Many wouldn’t even catch the mistake. But still, you want to get it right.

I actually believe that subject-verb agreement is the error that most writers get wrong at times, even the best of writers. That is my theory at least.

By: Link Love Friday

Link Love Friday — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:20:39 +0000

[...] already aware, this Wednesday was National Grammar Day. Here on WelshScribe I featured a guest post from Sean Platt but did you know I guest posted on the same topic for his site the Blogopolis Blueprint? I asked Is [...]

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:29:21 +0000

It’s called Ajax Comments Editor and I suggested it to Eric because Mike over at BB is like me and hates to see huge glaring typos in his comments too. The odd typo still sneaks in, but it gives you five minutes to check or to rethink if you really WANT to say what just popped out!

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:59:12 +0000

Marc: WOW, there's a GIANT party over here!!! I'll ask Eric what the name of the plugin is. We use it at the double B, and I know Dave uses is on Blogger Dad. I've been meaning to put it up at the WD for a long while, but haven't yet. I guess now I really should in honor of Grammar Day! Nighty night. Writer Dad’s last blog post..Bahma!

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:38:39 +0000

I thought you’d appreciate that photo Sean

Janice, I’ll take a look for that plugin and install it. I can’t say I’ve ever heard of a plugin to edit comments, that would be a great feature to have.

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:07:15 +0000

Janice: You know what's funny? I can edit others words just fine, but my own eyes glaze right over the most grievous of my errors. Of course I don't mean for each and every thing I write, but it's always nice to have someone looking out for you. I either read my work out loud to my wife (this helps me see it differently) or send my work to someone I trust to give it a once over. It's amazing how many mistakes I make that I don't even see. Marc: I LOVE the picture you chose for me. Thanks! And high five on sharing your house again. UK writers are uber cool. : > ) Writer Dad’s last blog post..Bahma!

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:29:31 +0000

Marc, I WISH you had Ajax Comments editor - I now want to dig myself a hole because I found an accidental 'it's' instead of an 'its' in my comment above!! It's one of the typos I'm most blind to on a first re-reading. Oh, the shame.... Janice’s last blog post..IAC VOICE, Volume 4, Issue 33, February 2009, Circulation: 12,792

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:25:53 +0000

Hi Sean (and Marc, if you’re back from visiting Sean and Eric’s ‘house’…)
I love it when you guys go out blogging all round the neighbourhood!! If I now go over to Writer Dad and find Eric’s done a guest post on grammar, I’m going to go a bit giddy with delight! I’ve just been over at Blogopolis Blueprint where Marc’s done a great guest post on grammar too. I won’t bore a different set of comments readers rigid by repeating my same views here.

You’ve expressed my sentiments exactly, Sean – as a fellow wordsmith and lover of lyricism – in it’s right place – I wouldn’t have expected to hear anything else from you.

Janice’s last blog post..IAC VOICE, Volume 4, Issue 33, February 2009, Circulation: 12,792