In the era of texting, instant messaging and grumpy cat memes, proper grammar and spelling seem to have taken a backseat to the need to communicate with finger-busting speed.
But while ignoring spelling and grammar rules when texting your friends may be OK (honestly, though: it isn’t), once those pesky errors find their way into emails, articles and cover letters, they may cost you a good grade in school, not to mention a job.
We hope the 12 infographics below, all of which focus on either grammar or spelling rules or common mistakes, will be both useful and a fun way to brush up on those skills.
1. Let’s get started with some Basic Grammar Rules
2. 15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly
Honestly, nothing ruins a great idea quite like a misplaced “your” or a rogue apostrophe. It’s the sort of thing that somehow manages to leap straight off the page, even if your reader was only skimming. A little slip-up here and there probably won’t end the world, but it can distract people just enough to miss the point you were trying to make. It’s a little like having lettuce stuck in your teeth during an important conversation — people notice, even if they politely pretend not to.
What’s wild is how many of these little rules and exceptions you pick up without ever realizing it. You know that uneasy feeling when a sentence sounds off, even though you can’t quite explain why? That’s your internal grammar compass at work, and honestly, it’s sharper than most folks like to admit. If you start paying more attention to what trips you up, you might find your writing quietly gets a whole lot tighter.
3. The Most Annoying Writing Mistakes
4. 10 Hyphenation Tips
5. Quotation Marks and Punctuation
6. Common Rules for Capital Letter Usage
7. 12 Most Misunderstood Words in English
8. Words You Might Misuse
9. Verbs and Their Prepositions
10. 14 Mistakes With Prepositions
11. Apostrophes
12. Finally, one for fun: Eight Totally Necessary New Punctuation Marks
Now that you’ve refreshed your grammar rules it’s time to get writing that ebook! Need some inspiration? Check out our guide on How to Create Compelling Ebooks.
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