The good thing about mistakes in online copy is that if you control the publishing platform (blog posts, newsletters, social media), they’re fairly easy to fix. But, that’s no excuse to make them. 🙂 These are some of the ones I see most often, with corrections.
1. wrong tense
Example: We’re double-checking our verbs so that we’re ensuring they’re correct.
Revised: We double-check our verbs to ensure they’re correct.
2. unnecessary punctuation
Example: Everything that could go wrong, seems to go wrong.
Revised: Everything that could go wrong seems to go wrong.
3. No punctuation when punctuation is necessary.
Example: The marigold like the zinnia is an annual flowering plant.
Revised: The marigold, like the zinnia, is an annual flowering plant.
4. misspelled words
Examples: Explicatives are considered foul language.
Revised: Expletives are considered foul language.
5. missing words
Example: There seem to questions about proper lifting techniques.
Revised: There seem to be questions about proper lifting techniques.
Which mistakes do you tend to make?
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