6 common grammar mistakes to avoid
The advent of texting is turning communications more casual, but PR and marketing pros should make sure business emails are professional and grammatically correct.
Proper grammar seems to be a thing of the past. Why stress about tiny technicalities, right? Wrong.
You should be a grammar stickler for many reasons. Do you want to risk turning off potential clients, employers and connections because of grammatical mistakes?
Many people are so concerned with what they are saying in an email or text message that they completely forget to pay attention to how they are saying it. If you chose to turn grammar mode off when you are communicating with friends, that is one thing, but there is absolutely no reason to send a professional communication that contains errors.
Here are six grammatical errors that are so simple, yet such common offenders. Make sure you aren’t making them.
1. Your/You’re
This is probably the most common mistake I see on social media, in text messages and in emails.
This one is simpleāif you are trying to say “you are” then “you’re” is correct. If you are talking about something that belongs to you, such as “your car” then you use “your.”
2. Too/To/Two
Many people confuse these and don’t even realize they are doing it.
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