Writing and Grammar

I think that my 11th secret to writing well is to write as much as possible. In the book, it mentioned to read as much as possible. That way you'll be learning and remembering correct grammar as you continue to read more and more. I think writing is the same way. The more you continue to write, the better you will become at writing. 

I was surprised to see as many grammar mistakes as I did this week. When you start looking, you really start to see how many people don't know proper grammar. Now I can't say much...this week's grammar check-up really made me see how much more I need to learn.

The most mistakes I found either include wrong word usage, or incorrect punctuation. A salesman that I send emails to back and forth at work uses “It’s” rather than “Its” all the time. It was interesting to me because he’s part of the forefront of the company! How many people see his incorrect use of grammar? A sign I found in a bathroom at a Chevron in Salt Lake that said, "Employee's must wash their hands." I didn't think it was that hard to know the difference between plural and possessive! Maybe people just like sprinkling in commas for extra flavor. An acquaintance of mine on Facebook use the word “desserted” rather than “deserted.” He said, “My house is desserted tonight. Anyone wanna hang?” I just imagine a house full of desserts. Now that’s my kind of house!

I’m so glad I’m taking this class, because one day I hope to be the person that stops something from being sent out or being made or printed that has incorrect grammar on it. I’ve never really looked for bad grammar before, but now that’s all I am going to see!