Writing isn’t easy. It’s a skill that requires equal parts creativity and education. It’s a craft and an art. And it’s very easy to make mistakes. Yes, you can start a sentence with and. Luckily, as a blogger you have more leeway than a novelist, or even a magazine writer. But you still have to concentrate on your writing, proofread and edit your work, and maintain a level of professionalism. Yes, you can start a sentence with but. Here are a few mistakes many writers, even professionals, make all the time.
Mixing Up the Theres
Most people know the difference between there, their, and they’re, but it’s very simple to make this mistake when you’re writing quickly. It’s also just as easy to miss it during a proofread. They’re is a contraction of they are. There refers to location. And there is possessive form a they. They’re starting a successful blog. Their goals are to take over the Internet. Their laptops are over there.
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