Spelling and other mistakes to avoid
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| + | ==Spelling== | ||
* '''over time''' vs. '''overtime'''. | * '''over time''' vs. '''overtime'''. | ||
** This is incorrect: ''overtime this group has expanded...'' | ** This is incorrect: ''overtime this group has expanded...'' | ||
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| + | ==Sentence construction== | ||
| + | * Avoid joining two sentences with a comma. | ||
| + | **For example: ''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'' is really two sentences, which should be expressed either separately as: | ||
| + | ***''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions. It is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'', or with the use of an appropriate conjunction such as: | ||
| + | ***''Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, so it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.'' | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 30 October 2007
Spelling
- over time vs. overtime.
- This is incorrect: overtime this group has expanded...
Sentence construction
- Avoid joining two sentences with a comma.
- For example: Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions. is really two sentences, which should be expressed either separately as:
- Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions. It is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions., or with the use of an appropriate conjunction such as:
- Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, so it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions.
- For example: Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce these emissions. is really two sentences, which should be expressed either separately as:
