Like it or not, Twitter is quickly on its way to being FaceBook’s biggest rival in the business world. Twitter has become the place for sharing content links. If your content catches attention on Twitter and spreads, suddenly you’re getting significant traffic from people who may have never visited your site before.
I believe that educators have a difficult job enough without the incessant use of texting and tweeting shorthand invading their student’s writing. Recently a repost on NBC television did a study about how the average seventh grader uses several “texting language” rules in the papers they turn into their teachers. Things like “u” replaces the intended word “you”, also “2” instead of the word “two”. They also said the problem is not related to children alone, it is a problem with adults who will use texting shorthand in their emails as well as professional writing.
Personally, I know that often times I have caught myself using lower case “i” in an email instead of a capitol letter “I”. So let’s take a look at some of the words that Brian Clark, Founder of CopyBlogger identified as commonly misused words in his post: The Inigo Montoya Guide to 27 Commonly Misused Words He says that “some [words] are common mistakes that can cost you when trying to keep a reader’s attention. Others are more obscure and just interesting to know.
Today we have a guest post by Brian Clark, a Copyblogger online author. I think this article could apply to every field of endeavor but certainly to Legal Nurse Consulting. Please enjoy.