Spelling and other mistakes to avoid
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==Spelling== | ==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...' '' |
==Sentence construction== | ==Sentence construction== | ||
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:
