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Ghotit - A SpellChecker to English Language Learners and ELL’s.

Have you ever heard of Ghotit ? This is a super-spell-checker, ideal for very beginning English Language Learners and ELL’s with learning disabilities (as well as native speakers with challenges). It has the ability to help sleuth-out words that people are trying to spell — in a much more in depth way than most regular spell-checkers. Worth to give it a try. h/t: SpeEdChange
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US vs UK English Language in Video

This video highlights some of the differences in vocabulary between British and American English. The narrator is British but has spent time in the USA. If you liked this first installment, then you might want to check the Series.

There Is Only One Reason Why You Shouldn't Blog

Blogs are popular but good ranking blogs and well-read blogs, for that matter, are only a few. Nobody can say that quality count when blogging about any particular subject or niche. However, even when visitors send your posts to StumbleUpon or promote them on Twitter, one thing is capital when we talk about content. Franklin Bishop gives you the 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Blog but for us, all come to a single one, the most important of all. Do not even start a blog if you are a really bad writer. Period. "You’re full of wonderful blog post ideas, but you know you are a terrible writer. Unfortunately, no matter how practical and valuable your ideas, if you cannot write coherently, you shouldn’t blog. Paying someone who can write to a blog for you is an expensive exercise. More importantly, the essence of you simply cannot be portrayed in the same manner. Bite the bullet and learn! Learning to write well will benefit many areas of your business, not just your blog."

Copyblogger 238 Commented Post. Misused Lingo

I We have not to explain the evident difference between a misused and a misspelled word. Bloggers more recognized as "monkey typewriters" do not work under the supervision of an expert as other media outlets do it, a quick look around the web reveals plenty of people is misusing words. Don't fret. Regular ones do, too, included journalists. Some of these words are common mistakes that can cost you when trying to keep a reader’s attention. Here's the Brian Clark suggestion of the 27 most misused words: Adverse / Averse Adverse means unfavorable. Averse means reluctant. Afterwards Afterwards is wrong in American English. It’s afterward. Complement / Compliment Complement is something that adds to or supplements something else. Compliment is something nice someone says about you. Criteria Criteria is plural, and the singular form is criterion. If someone tells you they have only one criteria, you can quickly interject and offer that it be they

6 Steps to Write A Post in Only 10 Minutes!

"The key to writing fast is knowing and perfecting a few." Alisa Brownan from projecthappilyeverafter says to be a newspaper reporter, write guest blogs and magazine articles, and she ghost and co-author books. She also claims to spend only 6-7 hours typing daily to write between 5,000 and 10,000 words a week! Article first appeared on problogger.net and if you like what Brownan advice, then follow her @ alisabow: Here the 6 step system, experienced Alisa Brownan uses to write her articles quite fast: Step 1: Know what you want to say before you sit down. As soon as you finish any blog, start thinking about your next one. Go over lines in your head. Step 2: Pick the basic format you will use to organize your blog. Most blogs fall into one of the following organizational templates: Q & A – Someone poses a question and then you answer it. Tips: You start with a couple paragraphs of explanation followed by a list of tips. Story: Once upon a time s