{"id":3697,"date":"2015-09-08T14:10:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T13:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3697"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:12:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T10:12:13","slug":"4-grammar-mistakes-youre-making-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/4-grammar-mistakes-youre-making-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Grammar Mistakes You\u2019re Making on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many of us have looked back at an old Tweet and cringed at a typo, or had a grammatical error pointed out by another Facebook user.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With millions of people around the world using some form of social media every day, our use of literacy skills (particularly spelling and grammar) are something that are on constantly on show.<\/p>\n

While we all studied this in school, as the years go by it gets easier to forget. With the use of mobile phones increasing all of the time, many people no longer feel the need to write full sentences if they are texting. I am even guilty of having entire conversations in Emoji language!<\/p>\n

Many of us have looked back at an old Tweet and cringed at a typo, or had a grammatical error pointed out by another Facebook user. Between auto-correct on touch screen phones and a tiny character count on Twitter, making a mistake on Social Media is extremely easy to do.<\/p>\n

Some grammar mistakes online can be funny\u2013 with many websites posting screenshots of people using words inappropriately by accident. However, many employers now look at the Social Media accounts of potential candidates before hiring them, and what better way to give them a good impression of yourself than your impeccable use of grammar?<\/p>\n

Take a look at four of the main offenders below: how many of these common mistakes do you<\/em> make?<\/p>\n

There\/Their\/They\u2019re<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2018I can\u2019t believe their doing this!\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m they\u2019re cousin.\u2019 \u2018I can\u2019t wait to go there on my holidays!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

These three words seem to be one of the most common trios mixed up online. Many people find it difficult to determine the difference between the three, so \u2018There\u2019 refers to a place, \u2018they\u2019re\u2019 is a contraction of they are and \u2018their\u2019 is a plural pronoun.<\/p>\n

Your\/You\u2019re<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Your kidding me?\u2019 \u2018What\u2019s you\u2019re name?\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

This one seems to the most common mistake amongst my Facebook friends, especially the use of \u2018your\u2019 instead of you are. This one infuriates a lot of people, with self-proclaimed \u2018Grammar Nerds\u2019 or \u2018The Grammar Police\u2019 posting comments and replies with the correct word on. These people may learn a little from Ross Geller, in the famous \u2018Beach House\u2019 episode of Friends. After reading a letter from Rachel he uses her grammar skills against her in an argument, shouting \u2018Y-O-U apostrophe R-E MEANS YOU ARE, Y-O-U-R MEANS YOUR\u2019.<\/p>\n

Could have\/ Could of<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018She could of gone shopping today\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

The good news for those making this error is that it could possibly have been influenced by your accent. I can say that I don\u2019t pronounce \u2018H\u2019s properly, so when I say \u2018could have\u2019 out loud it does sound more like \u2018of\u2019. However it is possible to find your everyday language and pronunciations inside your writing \u2013 with this appearing to be one of the main culprits!<\/p>\n

Then\/ Than<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s harder then you think.\u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

The word \u2018than\u2019 is most commonly used when comparing different subjects or items; for example, you may say that one dress is more expensive than<\/em> another. The word \u2018then\u2019 often finds itself used incorrectly in these comparative sentences, and completely changes the intended meaning. \u2018Then\u2019 should be used when describing a sequence of events, such as \u2018I went to the shop and then to the restaurant.\u2019
\nIf you feel as though you could brush up on some of your literacy skills, why not take a look at our range of English courses<\/a>? Or for the eagle-eyed grammar corrector, have you thought about a career as a Proofreader<\/a>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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