Altyrian View

“Your kidding me write?  People definitly don’t listen in schools these days.”

Ouch, that hurts to read. But what hurts even more is how common glaringly wrong misuse of language is on the Internet. And according to the BBC, mistakes matter. As a matter of fact, these mistakes could be costing companies lots of money.

“If you project this across the whole of Internet retail, then millions of pounds worth of business is probably being lost each week due to simple spelling mistakes,” says Charles Duncombe, director of the Just Say Please Group.

It’s all about credibility. If you can’t spell or correctly punctuate a sentence, you run the risk of losing business. Be sure to proofread your work! It’s also a good idea to have someone else read your work to make sure that you aren’t overlooking silly mistakes.’