There are always going to be mistakes that start innocently enough, but grow into universal usage. The internet helps propagate this because it is full of informal forms of communication that lead to the wide spread growth of common mistakes. Chat rooms and emails are very convenient forms of informal communication where people throw the grammar book out the window so that they can cut a few corners and send messages faster.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026i want u to find that 4 me\u2026idk my bff rose\u2026lol\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not saying I have a pet peeve with shortcuts in the chat rooms. But, it translates to mistakes in more formal settings. When you write an essay for your college professor or you have a report to write for your boss, you don\u2019t want to turn in a presentation with simple errors that could have been avoided. So, let\u2019s take a look at a few of the more common mistakes in hopes that you\u2019ll catch on and start correcting your own errors by yourself.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
One that has really caught on big is the use of the word, \u201cthru.\u201d This wasn\u2019t even a word until a few short years ago. Added to the dictionary because of its wide usage, it is the informal spelling of the word \u201cthrough.\u201d I \u201cthrew\u201d a ball or I went \u201cthrough\u201d the door are the two homonyms used for formal writing. \u201cThru\u201d should be kept for hand-written signs on Laundromats that tell you the doors are open \u201cMonday thru Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\u201cU\u201d actually appears in formal documents for the word, \u201cyou.\u201d Just like \u201cwut\u201d and \u201cwuz\u201d show up in place of \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201cwas.\u201d Be aware of the proper way to spell words that you use in your chat rooms. I haven\u2019t seen \u201c2\u201d or \u201c4\u201d show up for \u201cto\u201d or \u201cfor\u201d yet, but I have a feeling they\u2019re coming.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In even the most advanced documents, I see one that really kills me. It\u2019s the combination of the words \u201ccould\u201d and \u201cof,\u201d or in other words, \u201cI could of gone to the concert last night.\u201d No you couldn\u2019t have because you needed to stay home and study grammar! This combination of words is the incorrect form many people mistake because they hear the helping verb \u201ccould\u201d used in conjunction with the main verb \u201chave.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI could have gone to the concert last night.\u201d This sentence translates to, \u201cI could\u2019ve gone to the concert last night.\u201d Therefore, \u201ccould of\u201d is incorrect.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
That goes with \u201cWould of\u201d and \u201cShould of\u201d as well. The correct forms are \u201cWould\u2019ve\u201d and \u201cShould\u2019ve\u201d or \u201cWould have\u201d and \u201cShould have.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Informal chat is a practice that makes you form bad habits. So, recognize that there is a difference between the informal writing you share among your friends and the formal writing you do in school or in the business world. Once you recognize the difference, you\u2019ll start to make the adjustments you need to be error free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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