5 Tips for Better
english writing
english writing
1. Capitals
Do not capitalize words in
the middle of a sentence Just To Provide Emphasis Like This. If you
want to
be more emphatic consider using bold face,
italics, color or
larger text.
2. Numbers
Write numbers
as words in the following case: From 1 to 9 (in journalism, science, or
business); from 1 to 99 (for literary writing).
3. Avoid Redundancy
Redundancy is a common
error in writing. Redundancy is saying the same thing twice. Eliminating
redundancies can greatly sharpen your writing.
Some Redundant expressions:
future plans
unexpected
surprise
past history
original founder
added bonus
4. Abbreviations
English uses several
Latin expressions which are often abbreviated. However, in formal writing the
English version should be spelled out.
Here is a list
of common Latin abbreviations.
e.g. =
for example
etc. = and so forth
i.e.
= that is
viz. = namely
vs.
= versus
5. Use of I or me
A common
grammatical error is in the use of I or me,
especially in compound constructions.
For example:
‘Lucy and me are going for dinner tomorrow’
is incorrect, but ‘Lucy and I are going for dinner tomorrow’
is correct. This is because if it was just “I” who was going
alone,
we would say ‘I am going for dinner tomorrow’, not
‘Me is going for dinner tomorrow’.
In the same way, ‘The
document was signed by Jack and I’ is incorrect. It should be
‘The document was signed by Jack and me’, because you
wouldn’t say ‘The document
was signed by I’ if it was only
“I” signing the document. You would say ‘The document was
signed by me’. So the rule to remember is: Use I when it is
the subject of
the verb, and me as the object of preposition.
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