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Matt Stenning — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:52:16 -0000

Ed, mate it doesn't matter if you can spell or not, as long as your providing good content why should it matter?

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Blamp — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:18:27 -0000

How TO spell YOUR TWO's when YOU'RE TOO confused. IT'S easy!

You don't often see the word "TWO" used incorrectly, but "TO" and "TOO" are mixed up all the time. So are YOUR and YOU'RE and ITS and IT'S.

TWO is simple. TWO is a number; just a number.
If you're confused remember the "W" in TWICE.

Now TO and TOO are more complicated.

TOO is about having more. It can sometimes be replaced with the word ALSO

"Do you want to go to the store TOO?"

"Do you want to go to the store ALSO?"

Sometimes it can't, but it's still about more.

"That is TOO easy."

It wasn't just easy, it was MORE than easy.

"That is TOO big"

It wasn't just big, it was TOO big.

And TOO has got MORE "O"s than TO

Plus, if you're talking about going somewhere you'll want to take the shortest route so you'll need to use the shortest TO.

"I'm going TO the bank"

Now on to YOUR, YOU'RE, ITS and IT'S
It's its not yours...
YOUR means it belongs to someone; just like OUR.
If you can take off the "Y" and still make sense it's probably going to be YOUR.

"YOUR car, YOUR house, YOUR feelings"

"OUR car, OUR house, OUR feelings"

YOU'RE replaces YOU ARE.

" YOU'RE a great player"

"YOU ARE a great player"

The apostrophe replaces the A from the ARE. If you can replace it with YOU ARE it should be YOU'RE

IT'S replaces IT IS. The apostrophe replaces the I from IS.

"IT'S a long way"

"IT IS a long way"

The apostrophe replaces the missing letter.

But ITS is like HIS.

"That was ITS last chance"

"That was HIS last chance"
There, Their, They're
They're over there with their friends...
These are easy:

THEY'RE is THEY ARE

"THEY'RE a long way away, THEY ARE"

Are you getting this yet?

THERE is like HERE...

"THEY'RE over THERE"

and THEIR belongs to them not I

but "That's THEIR problem"
And finally....
DIDN'T is DID NOT

WASN'T is WAS NOT

WILLN'T is impossible but luckily we have WON'T

There are about 37 apostrophes on this page. They get everywhere don(')t they.
;-)

Re: My Awful Spelling…

ServngU2 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:14:15 -0000

Ed,

You're in luck. I 'stumbled' across an excellent website that might give you an 'Edge' on your spelling confusions. Just know that you're not alone - or else these good folks wouldn't have bothered to create this site, right?
http://www.confusingwords.com/

Just have a look at this website and you'll be right.

Trish

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prestontaylor — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:43:29 -0000

I guess I have been so enamored by the great content of your emails, I hadn't even bothered to notice the errors. Who cares. We understand what you are saying. It's really not that big of a deal. To be honest the American language is screwy.

Example:
To hear Which you might also think Witch (that rides a broom and is evil). We have too (to) many words that sound the same buy have different spellings.

Anyways in case it has not been answered
Their - Possessive (example: Their backpacks were full of apples) Their claims ownership to the backpacks
They're - The apostrophe denotes that there is a verb attached: They are - another example: Hasn't = has not
There - usually used to denote direction or place. (example: Mexico? No, I don't (do not) want to go over there.

Cheers mate,

Preston Taylor
Houston, Texas

Re: My Awful Spelling…

Greg Churilov — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:21:35 -0000

Hi Ed,
I think you'll dig this article:
http://www.copyblogger.com/...

Best,
Greg

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Mike — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:39:48 -0000

I read the email, but didn't notice the spelling. I was think more about the content of the email to even notice the grammar/spelling.

If it was printed out, I probably would have noticed, but when it is in an email like this, I don't think people really notice that much.

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John Wright — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:19:37 -0000

Ed,

Personal thanks for a great weekend, and thanks to everyone who had a thought or two in here . . . you have all been terrific, and a real inspiration to me!

Have a mighty week and I look forward to dropping in from time to time.

Cheers

John

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Tim Neale — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:11:51 -0000

Hey Ed :)

Maaaan - I can't believe people like that who are so hung up on something that really doesn't matter a sh*t - there are so many more important things that need addressing in this world than if a blog entry is spelled right. Maybe if he spent a bit more time thinking about how to use his obviously considerable English skills to help the world (actually add some value) then he wouldn't need to shamelessly plug his services on here.

I think it's also interesting that Ed - you use your talents to spread good will, hope and knowledge to everyone who wants it for free.
Whilst Mr Write used his talents to make money out of people whilst spreading doom, gloom and bad energy with a newspaper. It's people like that who have made this recession happen - great work buddy - keep up your perfect prose.

grrrrr - makes my blood boil!!!

Keep up the amazing work Ed - we love you and appreciate your incredible talents!!!

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kim — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:15:52 -0000

Actually, maybe thats just his style. You pompous people need to listen to this: http://www.stephenfry.com/m...

That will start expanding your mind a little.

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WendyMerritt — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:27:09 -0000

I think that John has missed the forest because he has gotten lost in the trees.

I'm sorry...I thought that when you, Ed, sent out an email we were supposed to be concerned with the content. If John would concern himself with productivity instead of nitpicking he might have a better, more exciting and fulfilling life then wasting time correcting Ed. Sending you correction emails does not help make him money. Does belittling his mentor give him a feeling of superiority? I would just blow it off as someone with too much time on their hands.

If your English bothers you as much as you say Ed you should practice outsourcing. Hire a person to be your Administrative Assistant. They can do all those types of things for you. You look better at English, have a more efficient schedule, providing an income for someone during the recession (sorry, I couldn't resist ) and you will be able to concentrate on the things that are productive to your business. Know your strengths and your weaknesses. Do what you're the best in the world at and then outsource the rest.

Blessings,
Wendy

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eddale — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:03:20 -0000

About a third of my audience has English as there second laungage.
Sadly - it's my first but I use it like it's my third!

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Frans — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:51:14 -0000

Maybe you don't spell that well, but I can understand you perfectly, which is more than I can say of the answers I get in university tests and exams. You, at least, have verbs in your sentences. 'Sereasly', you must see some of the answers I get. And we even thought they could do the 30DC.

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eddale — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:50:27 -0000

John has made an excellent swing at a pitch as some of my close
collegues pointed out!

I did not notice that he spelt the first word of his pitch wrong until
I posted it into wordpress to do this post.

As a lover of irony - that was just marvelous :-)

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AllisonR — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:42:45 -0000

Can't believe I missed that one :)

John "Wright"... I didn't miss that...

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eddale — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:17:25 -0000

FINALLY!!!!!!

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Art Young — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:45:48 -0000

Awww... :( I saw that Ed... But I didn't think much of it, cause his email wasn't exactly perfect either.. :P There were other things too.. like

"For tricky stuff, I can call on personal friends like one our country’s absolute best in all things English, Dr Geraldine Castleton"

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wootheweb — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:57:01 -0000

(Posted before, seems my comment died in transit :-( Reposting.)

Hi Ed,
Don't feel bad - John's own message has at least two errors. He says "it humanises yourself" - he means "it humanises you" (only you can do stuff to yourSELF, others and things do stuff to you.) Also, he says it needs a coma, but you don't seriously need a coma, Ed, unless you want to be lying down unconscious, with IV stuck to your arm (http://www.bartleby.com/68/... )

I'm not picking on John - his was a good pitch, sent in a timely way, and promoting what HE does well (and it paid off, as it's getting him all this exposure, right?) I'm just saying that I tune in to your Edness not for English lessons but for lessons on online marketing, and therein, my friend, you shine like a crazy diamond. I'm just now diving into 30DC and loving it.

Best,
Greg
PS: Oh, and I didn't even notice the "serously" - that's hilarious.

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Warren Hales — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:16:27 -0000

On this issue, there are 2 types of people ... big picture and detail oriented. Big picture people don't care spelling and punctuation. Big picture people only care about the message. Spelling and grammar mistakes drive detail oriented people around the bend. So much so they miss the message.

I can't spell to save my life so ... naturally ... I consider myself a big picture person (mostly as a defence mechanism). When I get called on my spelling and I notice I don't think the same way as the person calling me out. I can't believe they care and they can't believe I don't. Inevitably I realize I value the message more ... big picture ... and they value the delivery more ... details.

We need both types in the world. But knowing your type (hopefully) will save you some unnecessary frustration with "the other type".

And my final thought … punctuation? ... seriously?!?!? who cares? :)

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Dale Fisher — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:04:58 -0000

Now that is searyously funny! Thanks Ed.

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Lisa Hartwell — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:12:48 -0000

OMG! We are TERRIBLY slow. The typo on "Seriously"! ROFL!

Can't believe we missed it :)

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eddale — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:44:16 -0000

This is the funniest post of the year. CMON

I'll give you a clue - the very first word he wrote to me....

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AllisonR — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:37:06 -0000

*cries* It's been a long week.
I did like the guy's hustle , but as you don't see the need for it, it's not going to fly...

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Lisa Hartwell — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:31:00 -0000

The interesting thing that struck me is that he feels he knows you and calls you "Digger," which suggests a comfortable familiarity and even friendship. He also says "You’re one of the few people I admire. You’re one of the most successful people I know, both financially and
in how you live your life." You have managed to communicate all that to him through your crappy spelling and grammar (or perhaps regardless of your spelling and grammar).

Plus, he's working for $120 per page, despite (in spite of? can never remember ;-) ) his wonderful grasp of the English language, while your time is clearly worth a hell of a lot more.

That's irony! (I think - man, now he has me second guessing my English skills)

Lisa xxx

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Robert O'Callaghan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:04:51 -0000

I never ad ne problemz with your speffing or grandma.

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eddale — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:36:06 -0000

I am so dissapointed in my entourage!!! This post was a true gift to
those of us who have travelled such a long way together - AND YOU
MISSED IT!!!!! LOOK HARDER PEOPLE!GOSHHHH! I was sure Allison would
pick it up!