5 signs of a sloppy writer
Adopting a chatty tone—in other words, ‘writing like you talk’—doesn't let you off the hook when it comes to grammar and language rules. Here are a few you have to keep.
By Rob Reinalda | Posted: July 3, 2012
The modern meme, especially in online communication, is, "write like you talk." Oh, brother. There is a distinction between a conversational tone and sloppy writing. It's comparable to "business casual" versus "for heaven's sake, put some pants on!" When talkin' to a bud, ya gonna be droppin' your g's offa words, but do you really want that sort of thing in your writing, which represents to the world your competence, your expertise, your perceived intelli
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