Spellcheck and grammar check can be a lifesaver for some people, but now that auto-correct is running the world, you may still be sending out correspondence that is riddled with errors. As Jeffrey ...
Most applications for improving writing, such as ClearEdits, Sentence Aerobics, or StyleWriter, are aimed at professional writers and are priced accordingly. But what about people who just want to ...
Ready for a grammar lesson? We're not talking about basic mistakes like screwing up 'their,' 'they're' and 'there.' Instead, we're looking at the phrases and words that can trip up even the best of us ...
Mobile phone use and the popularity of social networks are often blamed for students who don't possess a good understanding of grammar. However, can we truly blame technology for poor writing skills, ...
Does the Daily Journal have the freedom and/or the responsibility to edit articles provided by the Associated Press? The Sports section article on Jan. 5 regarding ...
Editing begins while you are still working on your first draft. It has to do more with revising the logistics of the paper than grammar and surface-level errors. Proofreading takes place when editing ...
A study published recently in the journal New Media & Society has confirmed what many English teachers have feared about students’ writing skills in this era of tweets, texts, emoticons and Facebook ...