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Are Punctuation, Usage, Grammar and Spelling Important?

Published on Oct 13, 2008 in Technology

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Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed PUGS is my acronym for the words punctuation, usage, grammar and spelling. Just because I have a degree in English Education doesn’t mean everyone else does. If you have any trouble with any of these things, there is a website that can help you. All of these things, in relation to the way you communicate online, are important. If you don’t have a firm grasp on any of these, how do you expect to be taken seriously? Imagine, you get an email from someone who sounds like a third-grader. You can’t help but wondering how that person got hired. That’s how people look at others who cannot communicate well in written form. Luckily, there is Spellcheck ready to help. Spellchecker is an online spelling, grammar and thesaurus tool. It’s so simple, a third-grader would actually be able to use it, and benefit from it. Simply type or paste your text into the box, and click the “Spell Check” button. A new box will pop open with your words inside. You can now choose from one of three options: Spellcheck, Grammar and Thesaurus. The Spellcheck tab will highlight in bold red any words that you have spelled incorrectly. There will be an area under your text showing suggested replacements for the wrongly spelled word. The next tab is the Grammar tab. Once you click on that, anything they consider to be improper use of grammar will be highlighted with blue underlined text. Again, there will be suggested replacements underneath. Clicking the Thesaurus tab will again highlight you in blue underlined words, and give you suggestions for other words you can use instead. That is very helpful, and makes it much faster to determine when you’re using any particular word too much. The next time you write for your job, your blog, or even in an email… consider using Spellcheck. Article Writing Software - Create Infinite Content In Just 3 Clicks. Ice Cream Business Plan. Hot New Abs In 23 Days! Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or download the video: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2CXCFl-2E54"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2CXCFl-2E54" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/">Chris</a> | <a href="http://live.pirillo.com/">Live Tech Support</a> | <a href="http://media.pirillo.com/">Video Help</a> | <a href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirilloShow">Add to iTunes</a> How do You Improve Your Writing Skills? What’s the Best Way to Write a Forum or Blog Post? Can You Rhyme all the Time on a Dime? 10 Ways to Eliminate the Echo Chamber I Didn’t Write Anything Yesterday! Join the Geeks Community Are Punctuation, Usage, Grammar and Spelling Important? Less

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