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I found this description of a home for sale in my little part of the world. Now for the fun part...what is wrong with the description??? Do you see anything? Is there anything wrong with it???
| Come home to this great home in (name of neighborhood) in (my town). (Name of floorplan) plan. Owner purchased then got transferred. Must see this home with 4beds, 2baths, gameroom, formal dining, 3car garage in (name of neighborhood). Rear covered patio, security system. Great location. |
I don't know about you, but I'm finding spelling and grammar mistakes creeping into real estate writing in huge numbers. And the funny thing is that I'm not even any good at spelling and grammar. Okay, maybe I'm okay at it, but in school I wasn't a straight A student in my English classes! It is unfortunate that our computer program spell checker doesn't know the difference between things like
know and no
got and was
there and their
your and you're
to and too (speaking of which, too means also...I think!)
right and wright
And there are many others as well (or is that to, or too, or also???)
I found this fun and helpful website called www.yourdictionary.com. It has a list of the 100 most misspelled words. Here's an example...
- Two words! Hopefully, you won't have to allot a lot of time to this problem.
It's a fun website to visit and a great one to point your kids towards - or your clients kids.
In the meantime, remember that the image we present out there is critical to our success. Proper spelling and grammar help you look like you know what you're talking about, which isn't a bad thing! Do you have to be a straight A spelling student when writing emails or blogging? NO, but for Pete's sake use your spell check and have someone else proof what you write BEFORE sending your email or posting your blog. Even better, write it, spell check it, save it and come back and read it later before positing it. OR go ahead and post it and then go read it. It's amazing what mistakes you'll catch!
I oughta know. I lost count of how many blogs I've had to go back in and edit to fix mistakes long ago!
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