On this site many of us including myself ( we are not being graded) make several mistakes! Just a bit of help from me and if others would love to chime in( positively) it would be grand! There are two different words regarding their( a pronoun that means more than one person) and the word there ( meaning a place/ location). Two, to, and too are very different. Everyone knows two is regarding amount, to is used for place, or here/ there, and too is speaking of quantity or excessive ; an adverb. Those terms are the MOST that have been misused on this site. We all know or have learned ( even if forgotten) that a semicolon is used when a runon sentence is written and a comma used when describing several things, issues etc. I'm not trying to be mean but want to help others to complete an application/ something written for a potential employer if requested to do so. I'm not perfect with this on the jobcase site but desire to help others regarding the terms/ words used within an application or on anyone's resume. Please you all don't take this post wrong. I hope this can help others! Luv luv
Just seeing this, thanks to someone commenting on it a few moments ago.
I personally don't care how horribly someone composes a sentence, it is not my place to give them a vocabulary/grammar lesson. If I can understand what someone is conveying, so be it. If I can't, I just ignore it.
The trick with calling others out is that you will then be forced to be on point lest someone call you out on your grammar and spelling.
You can't make a post pointing out issues with how others spell and form their sentences and make mistakes of your own in the very post.
Additionally, I have seen people be downright hateful to others regarding these things, yet when I look at their resumes and profiles, they are littered with errors.
Obviously, it is a problem if users are sending off resumes and correspondence to employers with the same callous disregard to grammar, spelling, and syntax as displayed in their posts here. In my mind though, there is a difference between professional correspondence and social correspondence. I simply don't expect too much when visiting a message board.
"Their" does not mean more than one person, it is possessive.
Hey Delisa! I love your post and your concern. You are in no means being "mean". As a matter of fact, we all need to take this more seriously because it is important. We see so many errors in cover letters and on applications, i.e.: except or accept (except is to leave out) and (accept is to receive); another is cite, site and sight (cite means to repeat a case name or quote); site (site is a location such as - "I visited the site of the Egyptian Pyramids"); and sight (sight means as in eye sight). Great information and a great post! Keep up the good work in keeping us all on our toes.
There are actually 3 words for their (referencing more than one person usually, but can also be used in singular form in place of his or her) there (place/location) they’re (which is also a pronoun. Is the contraction of they are) there are many words where, wear & ware, pair, pear, & pare. We could go on and on.
Thank you, I know the correct spelling and use of words. I happen to be the worst speller in the world. I hope this does not.upset you and I really try to be Grammarly correct. I just finished writing a book and they had no problem. Thank you for the lesson and I will try to do better. Lisa Renwick
HAHA, good stuff Delisa. Simple mistakes are easy to make if members are posting on a smart phone or in a rush but this is something tooo,(oops I meant to), be mindful of when corresponding with employers.
Good idea to have a Spell checks app on your smartphone to type employment messages before submitting. Thanks for sharing this feedback!
A comma is also used during a pause in sentence structure. Within my first sentence and the word site I should've used a comma.
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