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If you get a kick out of grammar jokes, you'll love this list of 23 of our favorites. Have you ever cringed at a "Got Milk?" ad? Feel a strange sense of pride when you find a typo in a reputable book? Did you secretly (or not-so-secretly) love making syntax trees in school?
Then you might just love these grammar jokes as much as we do. Here are a few of our favorites -- share yours with us in the comment section!... 
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Why nitpick about grammar? Because if you don’t, people will assume you don’t know what you’re talking about — they often equate sloppy speech or writing with sloppy thinking. As a result, you may miss out on career and business opportunities. The stakes are that high. This brief quiz will help you gauge how well you know some basic points of grammar. At the end, see how your score compares with the average on hbr.org....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Are you a grammar God? Only one way to find out. Take the Harvard Business Review test.
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I recently downloaded a very helpful e-book from a company that I admire and respect greatly. The offering was pertinent, topical and practical. I learned a lot of what I expected to learn; the title was descriptive and accurate. So, what's my beef?
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Claire Celsi shares a beef about paragraph indents being old-fashioned. I totally agree!
rodrick rajive lal's curator insight,
March 10, 2015 5:05 AM
Formats keep changing, they did in the past, the only difference is that the changes are coming on really fast these days. Remember how once apon a time we used the slant format style for writing formal letters, and then we shifted to the block format? Dynamic nature of language means that changes will happen and we need to keep abreast of these. This however doesn't mean that we should be totally ignorant about formats from the past. In this case, it should come as a distraction to read a book where the paragraphs have been indented.It is absolutely OK to have indented paragraphs. Some books especially novels can start with a non indented first paragraph followed by the rest of the paragraphs that have not been indented.
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While trying to answer co-worker's question last week, I unearthed a contentious capitalization conundrum. (Try saying that 10 times fast.) And much like the wrangling over the serial comma, or for that matter, capitalization, this debate does not appear to have an easy answer.
The Chicago Manual of Style has this to say: “Brand names or names of companies that are spelled with a lowercase initial letter followed by a capital letter (eBay, iPod, iPhone, etc.) need not be capitalized at the beginning of a sentence or heading, though some editors may prefer to reword.”
Jeff Domansky's insight:
When a brand's name begins with a lowercase letter, it can be the cause of some serious confusion. e.e. cummings would be amused at this vexing writer's challenge. Recommended reading. 9/10
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Think you know all about grammar & punctuation? Your grammar called and she thought it was time for a serious punctuation lesson.
The PR Coach takes you on a journey to the twilight zone of punctuation for every PR writer, blogger and wordsmith. Think you know everything about grammar and punctuation? Not so fast Pilgrim.
A little test to whet your appetite: - What is this character called: ‽ - What does the tilde ~ indicate? - How is the index/fist ☞ used? - What's the name of this character § ?
Read on for 23 strange characters every writer should know but may never use ;-) ...
~ Jeff
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Communications experts often preach the importance of face-to-face interaction.
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Your grammar is calling†¡ ;-)
Christine Lombardo's curator insight,
October 7, 2015 9:43 AM
Off topic, but I couldn't help myself!
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At Grammarly, we found some data to back this up. We studied 100 LinkedIn profiles of native English-speakers in the consumer packaged goods industry, and each of the professionals we looked at worked for no more than three employers over the first 10 years of their career. Half were promoted to director-level or above within those 10 years, and the other half were not.
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Mom was right! Spelling matters!
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When in doubt, the government printing office offers a helpful general rule. Capitalize everything except for “the articles a, an, and the; the prepositions at, by, for, in, of, on, to, and up; the conjunctions and, as, but, if, or, and nor; and the second element of a compound numeral,” such as One Hundred Twenty-three Years (if spelled out).
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Huge pet peeve of mine. AP style rules or follow the trend and use "sentence case."
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Ever wondered what the most common grammar mistakes are that bloggers make? Run-on sentences, punctuation, or maybe use of wrong tenses? This infographic highlights common blog post writing errors and blogging facts. Via Lauren Moss
Jeff Domansky's insight:
No excuse for future grammar missteps after reading these tips! ;-)
Phillip Newsome's curator insight,
September 26, 2014 10:11 AM
92% of companies that attributed the acquisition of just 1 customer from blog activity posted multiple times per day. Stay focused on your customers and hire a competent writer to handle this activity. 
Christopher Lopez's curator insight,
October 7, 2014 12:38 AM
Blogging is very essential to attract customers. It should be flawless. 
Helen Stark's curator insight,
October 7, 2014 10:17 AM
Cool infographic that will be useful for any blogger. |
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