Web advice seekers have many choices when it comes to finding the services they desire.
Experienced analysts with advanced degrees and even doctoral degrees covering counseling, social work, and psychology are available continuously. Anyone seeking relationship advice can determine which analysts are ready to help with their issues.
Advice seekers can search through counselors' credentials and choose the psychologist that they feel most comfortable confiding in.
There are many analysts available continuously. If someone would rather to talk to a personal advisor who is not online at the time, he or she can simply leave a message to contact the experts and set up an online counseling session at a later date.
Experts have experience with a variety of areas including many aspects of dating advice.
Asking for advice from the experts starts free so the client can determine if he or she is satisfied with and has found a good match in a particular counselor. Once approved by the counselee, the person is charged on a per minute basis. Because of this clients and the advisors decide the proper amount of time based on the difficulty of the issues. This method is a enormous progression away from traditional hourly charges in another setting.
Receiving personal online advice services has been available for several years. Those who desire relationship advice love the opportunity because it provides the chance to get another point of view immediately. It allows them the chance to follow up on whatever the counselor says. Obviously, that is not possible with typical advice columns.
Two kinds of advice seekers who can benefit from online advice services are people in remote locations and those who are not comfortable discussing their concerns in front of someone. When these conditions are present, getting help online may be the difference between getting help or the situation worsening.
An additional aspect that appeals to clients is the reassurance that someone is always standing by to focus on them and their situations solely as opposed to speaking to other people online or via texting on their cell phones who have 10 simultaneous windows going on.
Using Web-based advice services is one of the best uses of the the Internet. Assisting people everywhere in the world 24 hours a day actually means that nobody has to feel alone.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Christmas Postage Stamps For Envelopes
Most people, including those that count down to the December holidays, discover that writing holiday cards can be a chore. This is a new way to change that and make sending holiday cards more exciting for you in addition to everyone on your holiday communication list. Business associates, customers, neighbors, friends, and relatives will get an extra kick out of opening your holiday cards in the mail when you personalize the items.
Due to today's world wide web abilities, customizing holiday greetings and postage is a simple process. Luckily, you are no longer restricted to choosing cards and then looking everywhere for / hoping for similar postage from the post office. You can now get your postage and cards from the same site to ensure a perfect and identical fit.
Even more exciting than that, you now have the ability to personalize both the cards and the holiday postage. Imagine the impression you will make on everyone you know when they receive a postage with a photo of a holiday gift tag on it that has your name in the "from" section. Imagine how cute it would be to include a photo of your special animal on a postage stamp within a snow globe design. Ideas such as these are simply put into action on a custom postage website such as ArtisticPostage.com. In fact, with templates already in place, you could make beautiful postage stamps like these in a matter of a few clicks.
Of course, most people write individual messages inside of their holiday cards for each person on their card list. Technology and creativity now make it possible for individuals to utilize the same idea to and take it to the next level by having special messages printed professionally as part of the card. Technically, people have been able to print their own cards on their personal computers at home for generally the last ten or so years if they had a color printer and access to quality paper. Even so, the quality of produced on home printers is not comparable to the quality of professionally completed print jobs.
For creating your own card, you have two options. You can start from scratch if you prefer or you can use a basic design already created by an expert and then customize it to your liking from that point. If you are super creative type, then you will like making your creation from the ground up, so to speak. Most holiday consumers will be thankful that they can start with a template making use of professional artwork or phography as the building blocks of their creation and simply add fun creative touches to make the card distinctive.
The unique holiday cards and postage that you give as part of a gift or as seasonal communications will be something that those who receive them will save as keepsakes. It's been said that the sweetest sound a person can hear is his or her own name so it stands to reason that getting personalized materials is just as pleasabnt to the eye.
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year to create original presents. Thanks to the ease of the customization process, creating personalized cards and postage is as much fun for the person making them as it is for the person getting them.
Due to today's world wide web abilities, customizing holiday greetings and postage is a simple process. Luckily, you are no longer restricted to choosing cards and then looking everywhere for / hoping for similar postage from the post office. You can now get your postage and cards from the same site to ensure a perfect and identical fit.
Even more exciting than that, you now have the ability to personalize both the cards and the holiday postage. Imagine the impression you will make on everyone you know when they receive a postage with a photo of a holiday gift tag on it that has your name in the "from" section. Imagine how cute it would be to include a photo of your special animal on a postage stamp within a snow globe design. Ideas such as these are simply put into action on a custom postage website such as ArtisticPostage.com. In fact, with templates already in place, you could make beautiful postage stamps like these in a matter of a few clicks.
Of course, most people write individual messages inside of their holiday cards for each person on their card list. Technology and creativity now make it possible for individuals to utilize the same idea to and take it to the next level by having special messages printed professionally as part of the card. Technically, people have been able to print their own cards on their personal computers at home for generally the last ten or so years if they had a color printer and access to quality paper. Even so, the quality of produced on home printers is not comparable to the quality of professionally completed print jobs.
For creating your own card, you have two options. You can start from scratch if you prefer or you can use a basic design already created by an expert and then customize it to your liking from that point. If you are super creative type, then you will like making your creation from the ground up, so to speak. Most holiday consumers will be thankful that they can start with a template making use of professional artwork or phography as the building blocks of their creation and simply add fun creative touches to make the card distinctive.
The unique holiday cards and postage that you give as part of a gift or as seasonal communications will be something that those who receive them will save as keepsakes. It's been said that the sweetest sound a person can hear is his or her own name so it stands to reason that getting personalized materials is just as pleasabnt to the eye.
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year to create original presents. Thanks to the ease of the customization process, creating personalized cards and postage is as much fun for the person making them as it is for the person getting them.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Holiday Card Postage
ArtisticPostage.com releases its custom holiday stamp collection by designer TDSwhite in plenty of time for holiday postage stamp buyers to get free shipping on their custom stamps. Consumers now have more choices than ever before when it comes to making their seasonal greeting card envelopes truly unique.
Every year, holiday card senders make their annual trek to the post office to see what the USPS is offering that year in Christmas stamps. Postal customers then hope that their local branch has a design they like in stock.
ArtisticPostage.com introduces a new holiday stamp tradition this year – using stamps with photographs and designs created by TDSwhite and customized with the purchaser's own holiday greeting (if they prefer). Part of this new holiday tradition includes getting their stamps delivered right to their doors.
Of all the stamps he's made for the holiday season this year, one has already distinguished itself in an interesting way. The Holiday Wreath Stamp, which features a snow-covered real pine wreath with a traditional red bow started selling in August this year to super-efficient holiday card senders. Perhaps the fact that the wreath was photographed during a snowstorm and snowflakes are visible in the picture gave the shoppers a dash of holiday magic to help them make it through the hot summer weather.
Other stamps in the new seasonal set include candy cane colored monograms, Christmas tree decorations, various snowflake patterns, and many more.
Creator TDSwhite appreciates all the positive comments that are generated by his work. Praise for his Christmas and holiday designs include: "Love your gallery. The celebration candles give such a warm, homey feeling," "Your new Christmas collection is beautiful." A telling comment on his overall work said, "An abundance of beauty and creativity fills your gallery. A real joy to browse such stunning artwork."
For more information and to view Christmas postage and holiday postage choices available, visit the Holiday Stamps & Christmas Stamps page at ArtisticPostage.com.
In addition to holiday collections, ArtisticPostage.com showcases an assortment of TDSwhite's exclusive photo stamps and computer designs for many occasions including weddings, birth announcements, and thank you acknowledgements.
Every year, holiday card senders make their annual trek to the post office to see what the USPS is offering that year in Christmas stamps. Postal customers then hope that their local branch has a design they like in stock.
ArtisticPostage.com introduces a new holiday stamp tradition this year – using stamps with photographs and designs created by TDSwhite and customized with the purchaser's own holiday greeting (if they prefer). Part of this new holiday tradition includes getting their stamps delivered right to their doors.
Of all the stamps he's made for the holiday season this year, one has already distinguished itself in an interesting way. The Holiday Wreath Stamp, which features a snow-covered real pine wreath with a traditional red bow started selling in August this year to super-efficient holiday card senders. Perhaps the fact that the wreath was photographed during a snowstorm and snowflakes are visible in the picture gave the shoppers a dash of holiday magic to help them make it through the hot summer weather.
Other stamps in the new seasonal set include candy cane colored monograms, Christmas tree decorations, various snowflake patterns, and many more.
Creator TDSwhite appreciates all the positive comments that are generated by his work. Praise for his Christmas and holiday designs include: "Love your gallery. The celebration candles give such a warm, homey feeling," "Your new Christmas collection is beautiful." A telling comment on his overall work said, "An abundance of beauty and creativity fills your gallery. A real joy to browse such stunning artwork."
For more information and to view Christmas postage and holiday postage choices available, visit the Holiday Stamps & Christmas Stamps page at ArtisticPostage.com.
In addition to holiday collections, ArtisticPostage.com showcases an assortment of TDSwhite's exclusive photo stamps and computer designs for many occasions including weddings, birth announcements, and thank you acknowledgements.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Custom Wedding Stamps
As more brides become aware of the possibility of using custom wedding stamps to enhance their invitations, they need to know that whatever time of year the choose for their weddings, the stamp designer at ArtisticPostage.com will be sure to come up with just the right choices to help them make their invitations as beautiful as possible.
Winter Wedding Invitations
The Winter Wedding Ice Rose stamp tops the collection of winter wedding postage stamps introduced by designer TDSwhite. In addition to the Ice Rose, winter brides will find an assortment of seasonally appropriate stamps for their invitations at ArtisticPostage.com.
Adding to its popular year-round wedding stamp line, ArtisticPostage.com has just introduced a winter wedding collection to help brides and wedding planners turn those winter wedding invitations into conversation pieces. TDSwhite's winter wedding stamps incorporate seasonal icons such as snowflakes, holiday greenery, candlelight, and crystals into the various designs. Color choices reflect nature's own color scheme at this time of year.
As always, stamps are designed to accommodate personalization by brides who often choose to add their own names and dates turning the stamps into keepsakes for the invitees.
Postage designer TDSwhite says, "Guests should feel that each aspect of the wedding experience was carefully thought out by the happy couple. Couples can rest assured that the custom postage stamps at Artistic Postage were carefully designed to help them get the most out of their invitations." Admirers agree as evidenced by this feedback on TDSwhite's stamp collection, "You have the most beautiful stamps. Impossible to choose a favorite," and this one, "Amazingly creative. I want to get married all over again!"
Different artistic styles reflect the tones different brides want to set for their weddings. For example, a formal black tie reception would be represented well by the stamp with a black background and a single red rosebud in the foreground with the word "love" superimposed in silver script. Another great choice for a formal winter wedding is the stamp with an intricate snowflake design set against a two-shaded background with the names of the bride and groom in a delicate script. For a more lighthearted tone, the smiling snowman stamp would be ideal.
To obtain additional information and to view the many winter wedding stamp options available, visit the Winter Wedding Stamps page at ArtisticPostage.com.
ArtisticPostage.com's ever-growing line of customizable wedding stamps includes digital photography and computer designs as well as combinations of the two. Stamp options include three size choices and seven denomination choices along with the ability to add words, monograms, and dates.
Winter Wedding Invitations
The Winter Wedding Ice Rose stamp tops the collection of winter wedding postage stamps introduced by designer TDSwhite. In addition to the Ice Rose, winter brides will find an assortment of seasonally appropriate stamps for their invitations at ArtisticPostage.com.
Adding to its popular year-round wedding stamp line, ArtisticPostage.com has just introduced a winter wedding collection to help brides and wedding planners turn those winter wedding invitations into conversation pieces. TDSwhite's winter wedding stamps incorporate seasonal icons such as snowflakes, holiday greenery, candlelight, and crystals into the various designs. Color choices reflect nature's own color scheme at this time of year.
As always, stamps are designed to accommodate personalization by brides who often choose to add their own names and dates turning the stamps into keepsakes for the invitees.
Postage designer TDSwhite says, "Guests should feel that each aspect of the wedding experience was carefully thought out by the happy couple. Couples can rest assured that the custom postage stamps at Artistic Postage were carefully designed to help them get the most out of their invitations." Admirers agree as evidenced by this feedback on TDSwhite's stamp collection, "You have the most beautiful stamps. Impossible to choose a favorite," and this one, "Amazingly creative. I want to get married all over again!"
Different artistic styles reflect the tones different brides want to set for their weddings. For example, a formal black tie reception would be represented well by the stamp with a black background and a single red rosebud in the foreground with the word "love" superimposed in silver script. Another great choice for a formal winter wedding is the stamp with an intricate snowflake design set against a two-shaded background with the names of the bride and groom in a delicate script. For a more lighthearted tone, the smiling snowman stamp would be ideal.
To obtain additional information and to view the many winter wedding stamp options available, visit the Winter Wedding Stamps page at ArtisticPostage.com.
ArtisticPostage.com's ever-growing line of customizable wedding stamps includes digital photography and computer designs as well as combinations of the two. Stamp options include three size choices and seven denomination choices along with the ability to add words, monograms, and dates.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Find Holiday Cards & Christmas Cards Online
ArtisticPostage.com introduces its line of custom holiday greeting cards and custom Christmas cards in time for card buyers to take advantage of a special offer that allows them to get any five cards at no cost. This offer runs until November 8, 2007.
Online holiday shopping just got a little easier thanks to the addition of Christmas cards and holiday cards to the inventory at ArtisticPostage.com.
Responding to consumer instincts for wanting to examine an item in person before purchasing, the company that prints and ships the cards displayed on ArtisticPostage.com is offering a special holiday deal in which customers can get up to five different holiday cards as samples at no charge.
The special applies to holiday template cards, which are specifically designed to accommodate customer's own photographs, as well as standard cards utilizing the designer's full picture or graphic on the card. Of course, both types can be further customized with the buyer's own message, monogram, etc.
The cards at ArtisticPostage.com include a variety of designs appropriate for everyone on a person's Christmas card list. One easy to use template in which customers can insert their own pictures makes it look like their photos are inside a snow globe. Other card designs incorporate seasonal favorites such as Christmas tree ornaments, pine branches, and holiday wreaths.
Card designer TDSwhite says, "It's great to know that my creations will help people express their wishes to friends and loved ones this holiday season.” Consumers and fellow designers have also expressed their opinions on TDSwhite's work over the past few months: One commenter stated, "Beautiful. You are so gifted. Great Gallery." Another fan said, "Really wonderful stuff. Fantastic photography and awesome graphics." A third much appreciated comment was, "From one photographer to another, you do great work."
To view the seasonal greeting cards designed by TDSwhite and to obtain the online coupon code for the holiday promotional credit, holiday shoppers should visit the Holiday Card & Christmas Card page at ArtisticPostage.com.
Online holiday shopping just got a little easier thanks to the addition of Christmas cards and holiday cards to the inventory at ArtisticPostage.com.
Responding to consumer instincts for wanting to examine an item in person before purchasing, the company that prints and ships the cards displayed on ArtisticPostage.com is offering a special holiday deal in which customers can get up to five different holiday cards as samples at no charge.
The special applies to holiday template cards, which are specifically designed to accommodate customer's own photographs, as well as standard cards utilizing the designer's full picture or graphic on the card. Of course, both types can be further customized with the buyer's own message, monogram, etc.
The cards at ArtisticPostage.com include a variety of designs appropriate for everyone on a person's Christmas card list. One easy to use template in which customers can insert their own pictures makes it look like their photos are inside a snow globe. Other card designs incorporate seasonal favorites such as Christmas tree ornaments, pine branches, and holiday wreaths.
Card designer TDSwhite says, "It's great to know that my creations will help people express their wishes to friends and loved ones this holiday season.” Consumers and fellow designers have also expressed their opinions on TDSwhite's work over the past few months: One commenter stated, "Beautiful. You are so gifted. Great Gallery." Another fan said, "Really wonderful stuff. Fantastic photography and awesome graphics." A third much appreciated comment was, "From one photographer to another, you do great work."
To view the seasonal greeting cards designed by TDSwhite and to obtain the online coupon code for the holiday promotional credit, holiday shoppers should visit the Holiday Card & Christmas Card page at ArtisticPostage.com.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Eighties Trivia
It was the decade of decadence. It was about glitz and glamour as well as baubles, bangles, and beads.
Elizabeth Taylor dropped in for Luke and Laura's wedding. Lady Diana Spencer joined the Royal Family. Nighttime soaps like Falcon Crest and Dynasty ruled television. Margaret Thatcher ruled the United Kingdom. Kevin Bacon danced his way across the screen in Footloose. Gordon Gekko taught Wall Street whiz kids that greed was good. Material Girl Madonna made her musical debut.
When did all this take place?
We can only be talking about that terrific time period – the unforgettable eighties.
Here are twenty-one ways for you to verify that you belong to (or belong in) the 1980's.
1. You tried breakdancing. Now you're trying to figure out how you didn't break any bones doing it.
2. You can still recite dialogue from any movie starring Molly Ringwald.
3. You remember paying by the minute for long distance telephone service and you can still hear the tune from the phone company commercial when they encouraged you to "reach out – reach out and touch someone."
4. You had at least one of the following: a Cabbage Patch Kid, My Little Buddy, a Rubik's Cube, or something with a Star Wars logo on it.
5. You first heard about the Human Genome Project in the science newsletter your teacher would pass out on Friday afternoons. You also remember how this was supposed to lead to the eradication of disease.
6. You were tuned in the exact moment that thousands of radio stations across the world played "We Are The World" at the exact same time. (Now, you're singing it!)
7. You call CD's records or albums and you still have a diamond needle record player. You also know what a Cassingle is. Bonus points if you still have one.
8. You remember who Bernard Goetz is and why he made headlines.
9. Someone on your street or neighborhood sent his or her life savings to a later discredited televangelist.
10. You hung out with your friends at the mall, especially in the video arcade where you exchanged those hard-earned quarters for tokens.
11. You remember when Reagan met Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland for a summit.
12. You and your friends made fun of the "Where's the beef?" commercials for Wendy's starring Clara Peller.
13. You think the word "like" in an integral part of every sentence and should be used as often as possible. Like this, "She was like, like why would I say that, that's not like me at all. Like who does she think she is, you know? Like, really!"
14. You know there was only one way Dorothy on the Golden Girls could make Sophia behave. She simply said, "Shady Pines, Ma, Shady Pines."
15. You joined a protest or gave an interview to a local media station demanding that New Coke be shelved and original Coca-Cola be brought back.
16. You remember when there was no such thing as CNN, E!, or MTV.
17. Your parents were afraid you'd cut yourself putting on a snap bracelet.
18. You were inspired by Geraldine Ferraro, the first (and as of this writing only in a major political party) female Vice Presidential candidate.
19. Renting horror movie sequels about Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and Michael Myers took up a lot of your time.
20. If someone says, "I don’t know," you automatically cringe expecting the green slime to mysteriously fall from the ceiling.
21. You played Atari, Intellivision, Sega, Nintendo, and Coleco until your hands went numb.
Are you still a Duran Duran fan? Do you still know all the words to Time After Time? Then you better get right over to the 80's music, fashion, and television list at (http://www.comprehensiveadvice.com/80s.html) to quench your thirst for more 80's info at Matthew W. Grant's 80's Trivia pages.
Elizabeth Taylor dropped in for Luke and Laura's wedding. Lady Diana Spencer joined the Royal Family. Nighttime soaps like Falcon Crest and Dynasty ruled television. Margaret Thatcher ruled the United Kingdom. Kevin Bacon danced his way across the screen in Footloose. Gordon Gekko taught Wall Street whiz kids that greed was good. Material Girl Madonna made her musical debut.
When did all this take place?
We can only be talking about that terrific time period – the unforgettable eighties.
Here are twenty-one ways for you to verify that you belong to (or belong in) the 1980's.
1. You tried breakdancing. Now you're trying to figure out how you didn't break any bones doing it.
2. You can still recite dialogue from any movie starring Molly Ringwald.
3. You remember paying by the minute for long distance telephone service and you can still hear the tune from the phone company commercial when they encouraged you to "reach out – reach out and touch someone."
4. You had at least one of the following: a Cabbage Patch Kid, My Little Buddy, a Rubik's Cube, or something with a Star Wars logo on it.
5. You first heard about the Human Genome Project in the science newsletter your teacher would pass out on Friday afternoons. You also remember how this was supposed to lead to the eradication of disease.
6. You were tuned in the exact moment that thousands of radio stations across the world played "We Are The World" at the exact same time. (Now, you're singing it!)
7. You call CD's records or albums and you still have a diamond needle record player. You also know what a Cassingle is. Bonus points if you still have one.
8. You remember who Bernard Goetz is and why he made headlines.
9. Someone on your street or neighborhood sent his or her life savings to a later discredited televangelist.
10. You hung out with your friends at the mall, especially in the video arcade where you exchanged those hard-earned quarters for tokens.
11. You remember when Reagan met Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland for a summit.
12. You and your friends made fun of the "Where's the beef?" commercials for Wendy's starring Clara Peller.
13. You think the word "like" in an integral part of every sentence and should be used as often as possible. Like this, "She was like, like why would I say that, that's not like me at all. Like who does she think she is, you know? Like, really!"
14. You know there was only one way Dorothy on the Golden Girls could make Sophia behave. She simply said, "Shady Pines, Ma, Shady Pines."
15. You joined a protest or gave an interview to a local media station demanding that New Coke be shelved and original Coca-Cola be brought back.
16. You remember when there was no such thing as CNN, E!, or MTV.
17. Your parents were afraid you'd cut yourself putting on a snap bracelet.
18. You were inspired by Geraldine Ferraro, the first (and as of this writing only in a major political party) female Vice Presidential candidate.
19. Renting horror movie sequels about Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and Michael Myers took up a lot of your time.
20. If someone says, "I don’t know," you automatically cringe expecting the green slime to mysteriously fall from the ceiling.
21. You played Atari, Intellivision, Sega, Nintendo, and Coleco until your hands went numb.
Are you still a Duran Duran fan? Do you still know all the words to Time After Time? Then you better get right over to the 80's music, fashion, and television list at (http://www.comprehensiveadvice.com/80s.html) to quench your thirst for more 80's info at Matthew W. Grant's 80's Trivia pages.
Holiday Discounts
SPECIAL OFFERS:
FREE HOLIDAY CARDS - Get any five holiday cards for free when you enter the code GET5FREECARD during checkout. The Zazzle system will apply the $14.95 credit to your order. (Offer good through November 8, 2007)
FREE SHIPPING ON STAMPS - Use discount code FREESHIPSTMP during checkout when you get 3 or more sheets of holiday stamps. Each sheet can have a different design so you can mix and match your styles. (The promotion runs until December 31, 2007.)
Cards and stamps can be customized with your own monograms, messages,etc. if you desire.
Click on any item below to see it in a larger size and be taken to the Zazzle site where you can take advanatge of the special offers.
Feeling Creative Today?
Make your own holiday stamp or make your own Christmas stamp.
Click on the blank one below to get started:
What Happens When You Rely On Spell Check
Repeat After Me: Bad Spell Checker
Unfortunately, too many computer users are solely relying on spell checking software as their only means of proofreading. The rule of thumb most people go by is that anything going to a friend gets sent the way it is typed without the benefit of being examined for errors while communication being sent to a colleague or being turned into an instructor should be put through spell checking software. People think that's all they need to do to it.
I find that spell checking software is great at catching typos such as transposed letters, but that's about it. It will not save you from typing (or rather mistyping) homophones. [You remember those from English class, right? They're sets of words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings such as "they're," "there," and "their."] Spell checking won't save you when your mistyped word happens to be another real world. Another potential pitfall is letting the spell checker automatically correct as you type. It may "correct" your typing error, but change the word to something else entirely. If "ewe" don't believe me, read on.
Would you want the following message being sent to your customers?
To Out Values Customer;
We got your e-male about yore missing shipment and are sew sorry for ant incontinence we may have caused. Where not shore how your order got miss placed hair? But were looking into it. Wheel chip it write out fro you too day fro our wear house. Thanks for undertaking!
That information gets through spell checkers with flying colors. Try it in yours and you'll be amazed. Spell checking software is a good start, but it's not the final answer. The software is a complement to, but not a replacement for, proofreading and editing the old-fashioned way.
An editor would know the appropriate corrections to make.
To Our Valued Customer:
We received your e-mail about your missing shipment and are so sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused. We’re not sure how your order got misplaced here, but we're looking into it. We’ll ship it right out for you today from our warehouse. Thanks for understanding.
Imagine a professor receiving this.
Is it jest a myth that hour frost precedent shopped dawn a cheery tree? Scholars have rebated this store four ages, but to day wheel come to a definitive concussion.
An editor would know the appropriate corrections to make.
Is it just a myth that our first president chopped down a cherry tree? Scholars have debated this story for ages, but today we'll come to a definitive conclusion.
Again, try it in spell check. Go ahead. I'll wait. I hope these examples have convinced you that spell check is only the first step in the editing process.
Is your essay writing on life support? Please visit author Matthew W. Grant's site, A+ Editors, at (http://www.APlusEditors.com) for options.
Unfortunately, too many computer users are solely relying on spell checking software as their only means of proofreading. The rule of thumb most people go by is that anything going to a friend gets sent the way it is typed without the benefit of being examined for errors while communication being sent to a colleague or being turned into an instructor should be put through spell checking software. People think that's all they need to do to it.
I find that spell checking software is great at catching typos such as transposed letters, but that's about it. It will not save you from typing (or rather mistyping) homophones. [You remember those from English class, right? They're sets of words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings such as "they're," "there," and "their."] Spell checking won't save you when your mistyped word happens to be another real world. Another potential pitfall is letting the spell checker automatically correct as you type. It may "correct" your typing error, but change the word to something else entirely. If "ewe" don't believe me, read on.
Would you want the following message being sent to your customers?
To Out Values Customer;
We got your e-male about yore missing shipment and are sew sorry for ant incontinence we may have caused. Where not shore how your order got miss placed hair? But were looking into it. Wheel chip it write out fro you too day fro our wear house. Thanks for undertaking!
That information gets through spell checkers with flying colors. Try it in yours and you'll be amazed. Spell checking software is a good start, but it's not the final answer. The software is a complement to, but not a replacement for, proofreading and editing the old-fashioned way.
An editor would know the appropriate corrections to make.
To Our Valued Customer:
We received your e-mail about your missing shipment and are so sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused. We’re not sure how your order got misplaced here, but we're looking into it. We’ll ship it right out for you today from our warehouse. Thanks for understanding.
Imagine a professor receiving this.
Is it jest a myth that hour frost precedent shopped dawn a cheery tree? Scholars have rebated this store four ages, but to day wheel come to a definitive concussion.
An editor would know the appropriate corrections to make.
Is it just a myth that our first president chopped down a cherry tree? Scholars have debated this story for ages, but today we'll come to a definitive conclusion.
Again, try it in spell check. Go ahead. I'll wait. I hope these examples have convinced you that spell check is only the first step in the editing process.
Is your essay writing on life support? Please visit author Matthew W. Grant's site, A+ Editors, at (http://www.APlusEditors.com) for options.
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