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Writing for the Web Resources: Ask the English Teacher

By Patsi Krakoff in Content Marketing, On Writing Better, Writing for the Web

I got a Google alert today to say my name appeared on a blog site. I was delighted to discover this blog: Ask the English Teacher. Crawford Kilian is a retired professor who's an avid blogger.

This Ask the English Teacher blog came about when he corresponded with an English teacher in China over common confusions in English grammar.

The blog is full of great resources on writing. I recommend you visit. The list of other blogs comprise some of the most useful resources on the Web when it comes to Internet usage.

Crawford "gets it:" using good grammar isn't about being perfect. It's all about the readers and making it easy for them to understand you.

"I've taught my students that the writer's job is to make the reader's job effortless. Anything that makes the reader wonder what I really mean is a distraction and a burden. That includes mistakes in spelling (their or they're?), punctuation, and anything else that slows down understanding."

I've known about Crawford for some time and bought his book Writing for the Web 3.0. His other blog is similar in name to this blog, Writing for the Web.com. One more resource you can use for better writing…