Top Ten Tips Part 1 Written by Elaine Currie, BA (Hons)
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Respect apostrophe I know, I know, this is part of punctuation. I happen to think that apostrophes have spent so long being either ignored or abused they now deserve a mention of their own. I can cope quite well with commas and full stops appearing in wrong place but an incorrectly inserted apostrophe makes me see red. Why do so many people insist on using apostrophe when they clearly have no idea of its function? Beats me. An improperly placed apostrophe is to writing what a huge, ugly wart is to nose on a beautiful face. Cruel people will point and laugh at you. You think I am exaggerating? If I am part of a minority on this point, why did so many people buy "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" that it became Book of Year? Perhaps they thought it was a story about a panda. Get great grammar The rules of grammar are not difficult. In olden days even little kids were taught grammar at school. Like mathematical tables, grammar is no longer treated as an important subject. Most people can get through life without missing tables which were once memorised by every child who ever went to school. People now have electronic calculators to do their mathematical thinking for them but nothing has replaced need to understand basic grammar. Please don’t make mistake of relying on "grammar check" on your word processor: I am not saying that this tool is entirely without merit but, if you do not know rules yourself, you can create hilarious results by going along with recommendations of your word processing package. Another good thing about rules of grammar is that they don’t keep changing so, once you learn rules, they will stand you in good stead for whole of your writing career. Along with punctuation, it is grammar which determines whether or not your writing makes sense. If you don’t know rules, you will not know if your writing makes sense but other people will, believe me. (Back to pointing and laughing again.) (This is part one of a two part article which you can read in its entirety at my website: http://www.huntingvenus.com/ecwart1.htm)
This is one of a series of articles published by the author, Elaine Currie, BA(Hons) at http://www.huntingvenus.com The author’s monthly newsletter is available free from mailto:networkerhvm@ReportsNetwork.com
| | How to find a worthwhile online businessWritten by David Elbeze
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2)The second thing you want to do when looking for this kind of opportunity is enter forums which topics are related to "online business" and "work at home" for example. talking to real people and getting real responses, there's nothing better than that, if there is something wrong about system you're investigating, you will usually find out about it this way. 3)Follow your instincts! if something "smells bad" don't go further, you're probably right about that! don't base your decision on your instincts only either, but sometimes you might find something others didn't see and by that put yourself ahead of them. So, "where should i start?" is real question isn't it? well these opportunities are everywhere around you, many of them will find you if you just let them. most important thing for you to remember wile looking for "right" business is: TAKE YOUR TIME! don't get all rushed up! explore, investigate, ask questions and get your answers. only that way you'll find what you're looking for. work at home
David Elbeze is a C.A (certified acupuncturist) a D.O.M (oriental medicine doctor),freelance writer and a successful online business owner. http://www.naturaly.net/work-at-home
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