Comments on: Why Typos and Factual Errors Could be Killing Your Blog Readership

By: Chelsea

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By: Arsenal

Arsenal — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:20:58 +0000

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By: Live Stream

Live Stream — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:24:45 +0000

An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you need to write extra on this matter, it won’t be a taboo topic however usually people are not enough to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers

By: sikiş

sikiş — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:22:40 +0000

The amber and green are not really necessary, one red signal will do, this can pulse before going off, i.e. to the ‘green’, ‘go’ state. A fair amount of ‘leccy’ would be saved with the red-only system.

By: Alfred | Dont Stop Believin

Alfred | Dont Stop Believin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:04:12 +0000

Hai Im Alfred….whoa what a cool post… I absolutely agree! Cuz i ‘ve been like that for a while…and then all of my post get mess, chaotic…so many miss spell, typos dan factual errors…Thank U so much Easton

By: sikiş

sikiş — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:59:12 +0000

else to bear in mind: the difference between American and British English. I’m British, and I write British English.

By: Easton Ellsworth

Easton Ellsworth — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:55:17 +0000

LOL er I mean yes I see what you mean and hi Jennifer. :) Compare a typical 19th-century handwritten letter to a typical 21st-century email or blog post and you can instantly see that the flow and cadence of written language is very different. Our rapidly evolving technology constantly makes new demands on our minds and we are only following suit.

I agree – some non-standard writing elements make for a more likable blog, while others make for a more unpleasant blog. It depends on the audience’s preferred manner of communication and the author’s as well.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:11:40 +0000

Hey I had no idea you blog here Easton – cool beans. Anyhow, I like the post, and get that people are picky, but sometimes bloggers use their own style. I see a lot of odd stuff on blogs that I don’t see in essays, articles, etc. Some of this style is worth keeping – extra short sentences for example, or less flowery speech patterns. I see errors sometimes and I’m sure I make some, but the only ones that really get me down are basic spelling issues like their when you mean there, or when people pull this crap: BRB, CYOTFS, etc. This doesn’t even belong in email in my opinion, let alone posts. I can forgive minor errors but not this.

By: Easton Ellsworth

Easton Ellsworth — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:59:48 +0000

That’s a hard decision to make, Sue. I’m American and write in American English most of the time, but when communicating one-on-one with a person who prefers British English or another variety, I often adopt their spelling conventions or word choices to smooth the communication flow and show them that I hold them on the same level as myself.

By: John B Pounders

John B Pounders — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:43:14 +0000

@sue Each person that posts a correction in the gooseGrade system has a grade of their own. It is in their best interest to put themselves in the author’s shoes.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:29:49 +0000

Something else to bear in mind: the difference between American and British English. I’m British, and I write British English. I’ve had a couple of really nasty, sneering comments from American readers recently pointing out how wrong I am (in their version of the language). So in cases where British gives a choice but American only has one correct version (e.g. singular verb with a company name), I’m learning to write “American”.