Truth 52. You can fix your own grammar goofs
By being aware of grammar pitfalls, you can avoid or fix your own grammar goofs. Professional editors have no magic wand—they simply follow some guidelines and consistently use a style guide and dictionary. You can do it, too. Here are a few typical problems and how to fix them.
Inconsistency—Unless your organization uses a style guide accompanied by an in-house style sheet, your materials—on the Web, on your company’s intranet, and on your internal and external communications—will differ from one another in the way you use words, numbers, acronyms, and terms.
Even something as simple as whether to refer to your company’s president as Dr. Klingman; President Klingman; Howard Klingman, Ph.D.; Klingman, ...
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