There is no excuse for misspelled words and bad sentence construction in web site content. I myself cannot spell. I am a programmer so often my prose resemble if / then statements. Luckily the richest man in the world, Billy Gates, has the solution. Spelling and Grammar checkers are two of my best friends when I am creating content.
When I write content I start in an editor with spell checker and grammar checker. I use Microsoft Word. I understand my disability and except it, I am spelling impaired. It took me a long time to accept my limitation but once I did it freed me to overcome it. Since I am a software engineer I turned to software for the solution.
Once you have written your content do both checks on it. Correct all errors immediately. If a phrase or word is not in the dictionary of the software tool you are using because it is jargon or a newly coined word then double check your spelling on the Internet before adding it to your personal dictionary listings. Wikipedia is my personal favorite for finding correct spellings, it has mislead me in the past so I also do a quick Google search to verify my results.
It was tempting for me to list some of the offenders I have found on the Internet. I decided it would be unfair since there are so many examples of bad content out there to chose from. Singling out a few of these seemed to be unwarranted, we all know who they are.
A quick aside, this posting applies equally well to resumes. Enough said on that subject.
Please remember, your web site, blog or Internet posting represents you to the world. You do not want to be seen as illiterate or uneducated. It takes only moments to have the software tool of your choice double check your work. So just do it, your readers will thank you.
Love you all!
Elliott D. Nadelman
Software Engineer
enadelman@enaresource.com
http://www.enaresource.com
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