Grammatical Appearances

I've noticed that many people take light grammatical errors to indicate a failure to know the language, or a lack of competence. For example, where I work there is a man who is our "receptionist" of sorts - he signs for our packages and refills the coffee machine. He has some issues with speech, and he tends to make quite a few grammatical errors. Some people at work thinks he has a learning disability, I just think he never learned it in the first place.
The other day, he wrote an e-mail to our office saying: Cookies @ tea are being serve at the conference table go get some cookies.
What did I notice? Well, for starters, he used the "@" symbol instead of the "&" symbol. He used "serve" rather than "served," which is improper syntax. Also, he failed to use punctuation.

Punctuation is key for anyone to understand what you are saying. And in our technological world, punctuation is everything!

Take this sentence:
A woman without her man is nothing

That sentence could be:
A woman: without her, man is nothing!
or
A woman, without her man, is nothing!
or, simply
A woman without her man is nothing!

By correct use of punctuation, the reader can better understand your intentions!

Think you're a hot-shot at punctuation? Then take this quiz!

And this fun video is an old favorite of mine! The Electric Company explains punctuation!



Remember - as cyber-communication takes flight, its important to send the right message!