Don’t Write Like an ELL
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
by John Bowers
If you want to sell your writing, you need to know your language.
That may sound crazy: “Know the language? I’ve been speaking it since I was born!”
Maybe so. But how well do you know your native language? Can you spell? Can you punctuate? Do you understand basic grammar? Do you understand the difference between subject nouns and object nouns? Do you understand subject-verb agreement? If not, you won’t just sound like an amateur, you’ll sound like an ELL (English Language Learner…with apologies to real ELLs). (more…)
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