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When it comes to language, Grammar is critical. This is true no matter what language you are using. Poor punctuation, spelling and other errors can not only reflect directly on you as a person, but also any business that you represent.

Not surprisingly, the proper use of grammar can also be a roadblock when it comes to learning foreign languages and especially regional dialects. The last thing you want when closing that deal is to be speaking fluent American redneck, right? The fact is, the reverse is equally true when speaking foreign languages. Many simply do not follow the same grammatical rules as English.

German is one of the languages that may present the most grammatical difficulty for those who speak native English. One practical method of overcoming this barrier is to use a German translator. A good translator or interpreter will help you avoid any errors attributed to you which could be misinterpreted.

It can take years or even decades to be fluent enough in any language to understand all the rules of grammar involved. Fortunately, there are a number of wordsmiths on the internet eager to help you on your way to becoming a master linguist. They don’t call it the World Wide Web for nothing.

You’ll find these grammar Gods at sites like GrammarGang and Motivated Grammar.

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  • The Subjunctive In English


    Derek's Vandal Blog — Authority Authority: 111
    One part of speech that I often see with grammatical errors or incorrect use is the subjunctive. In other languages it takes a different form or conjugation so is clearly recognisable, but in English it can be a bit tricky as it uses the bare infinitive. The subjunctive is utilised in formal, and more so now in ...
    1 day ago

  • Rock the mic … or the mike?


    The Grammarphobia Blog: Grammar, Usage, Etymology, and More — Authority Authority: 111
    Q: Is there a technical name for when a word is not pronounced as written because it’s a shortening of another word? For example, “mic” would normally be pronounced MICK but, it’s actually pronounced MIKE since it’s short for “microphone.” A: If there’s a word for this, we don’t know what it is. ...
    2 days ago

  • Difference between Hung and Hanged


    Know Its Difference — Authority Authority: 107
    ‘Hung’ and ‘hanged’ are both related to the word ‘hang’, but there is a distinct difference between ‘hung’ and ‘hanged’. Both are past tense forms, as well as past participle forms, of the verb ‘hang’, which means ‘to suspend something by fastening or fixing it to a support (a nail, a hook, ...
    2 days ago

  • The Never Ending Book


    Xanapus` Lair — Authority Authority: 107
    Just when I thought my book was finally ready to be published, I read it again and found more mistakes and then have to start all over again. I sent my book out to several people a few weeks ago and they sent me feedback with highlights and notes so that I will know what needed to be fixed.  Up until recently I ...
    4 days ago

  • What do you call a monthly anniversary?


    The Grammarphobia Blog: Grammar, Usage, Etymology, and More — Authority Authority: 111
    Q: Is there a word like “anniversary” for a monthly event? Say, the second monthly whatever of the day I was hired. A: There’s no monthly equivalent for the word “anniversary,” at least not one recognized by standard dictionaries. But for at least 200 years, people have been suggesting “mensiversary” to ...
    1 week ago

  • Grammar: Me, Myself and I – Which word do you need?


    The How to Write Shop — Authority Authority: 101
    While this tip will be most helpful for anyone writing in first person, we could all use a little refresher. After all, even if we write our fiction in third person, we still write emails, letters, Facebook posts, etc. in first person. So when do you use “me” vs. “myself” vs. “I”? Let’s start with [...]
    1 week ago

  • Difference Between Few and Some


    Difference Between — Authority Authority: 122
    Few vs Some “Few” and “some” are two determiners and quantifiers used in many sentences. Both words indicate an unspecified or vague number of objects or nouns. Another similarity in both terms is that they indicate a smaller part of a whole or a collection. Although both words indicate the indefinite nature ...
    1 week ago

  • Win a Copy of “37 Things to Know About Grammar” - Were Giving Away Three Copies!


    Freelance Writing Jobs — Authority Authority: 411
    37 Things to Know About Grammar We’ve got something special for you today! Do you remember the grammar book that we reviewed some time ago? It is titled “ 37 Things to Know About Grammar ”, and it is a brilliant book in that it makes grammar fun. If you have memories of your grammar teacher acting like the a ...
    1 week ago

  • More madness from yahoo.com


    Terribly Write — Authority Authority: 119
    A simple typo might be forgivable, except when it appears on the Yahoo! front page , the busiest page on the Web: Not so forgivable? This mismatched subject and verb: Filed under: Misspellings , Subject-Verb Agreement , Verbs Tagged: bad grammar , grammar , grammar errors , grammar mistakes , ...
    1 week ago

  • Young Lochinvar is come, or is he?


    The Grammarphobia Blog: Grammar, Usage, Etymology, and More — Authority Authority: 111
    Q: How does the phrase “is come” differ in meaning from “is here”? A: As we’ll explain later, the verbal phrase “is come” is simply another, and rather antiquated, way of saying “has come.” And there’s a difference between “he has come” and “he is here.” The verbal phrase “has come” ...
    1 week ago

  • Typos 101: Ten Common Word Usage Mistakes


    Creative Ramblings — Authority Authority: 488
    A good writer is someone who is able to use more than metaphors and vivid imagery to grasp readers’ fancy. They write properly with no typos. While erring is human, you have to show your mastery of the language in which you write. One of my pet peeves is typographical errors. Sometimes, I get up
    1 week ago

  • Learning Creative Writing -- From Book???


    Another Author — Authority Authority: 103
    Hello Everyone,  Kicked off the weekend? Keeping up with your new-year resolutions? Well I aint. Ho Ho Ho!    Today I started got rejected by Constant Content. I wrote my first article for them and am rejected and the reason is GRAMMAR. I dunno where I go wrong. Hence started reading the book "CREATIVE WRITING: ...
    1 week ago

  • The best and the worst of summer.


    Brazilian Portuguese, from Semantica — Authority Authority: 97
    O verão é  conhecido por ser a melhor estação do ano para a grande parte das pessoas. Mas a pior parte do verão são as chuvas que destroem casas e inundam regiões . Look at how we do superlatives in Portuguese. In these 2 frases we are using best/worst.   Notice how the gender preposition, the ...
    1 week ago

  • Mother of All Dictionaries and Thesauruses: Wordnik.com


    Technical Communication Center — Authority Authority: 410
    © Ugur Akinci http://www.wordnik.com is a special kind of dictionary. It not only provides the dictionary definition of a word but the following as well: Examples Etymology Synonyms – Words with the same meaning Antonyms – Words with the opposite meaning Hypernyms – Words that are more generic or abstract ...
    1 week ago

  • Writing Errors


    WOW! Women On Writing Blog: The Muffin — Authority Authority: 485
    Error photo by Nick J Webb | via Flickr Writing errors happen.  A couple years before I graduated, I met a fellow student in the grad school computer lab. It wasnt until the final months of school that someone told her how she had to format her thesis--she had nearly 700 pages she had typed using a typewriter. ...
    1 week ago

  • An open letter to Waterstones [sic]


    NewsReach — Authority Authority: 97
    Dear Waterstones, With the dust beginning to settle after last weeksannouncement you no longer deem your apostrophe necessary, I thought Id writeto offer you some words of encouragement. Youve been attacked in the media and caused a veritableTwitter storm over the decision, but I feel like I should bring a ...
    1 week ago

  • Autocowrecks: Presenting the Finalists of the William H. Putnam Worst Spellers’ Bee


    FAIL Blog: Epic Fail Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments — Authority Authority: 665
    [IMG: http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/mobile-phone-texting-autocorrect-autocowrecks-presenting-the-finalists-of-the-william-h-putnam-worst-spellers-bee.png]
    1 week ago

  • So say readers


    Terribly Write — Authority Authority: 119
    This sucks. So say readers of Yahoo! Shine  who can recognize when a verb doesn’t match its subject: But the writer’s not content to stop with two grammatical mistakes. She has no idea when to capitalize words. Unless she’s talking about a TV character played by Matt LeBlanc, joey shouldn’t get a ...
    1 week ago

  • Grammar Rules: That and Which


    Writing Forward — Authority Authority: 446
    Get the grammar rules for using that and which There’s a lot of confusion about that and which . These two words are often used interchangeably, even though they’re not necessarily interchangeable. Historically, that and which may have carried the same meaning, and some English dialects may allow for ...
    1 week ago

  • “This” and “these”


    Swedish Blog — Authority Authority: 103
    In Sweden there are lots of different dialects, and of course people use different words for the same thing. Something as simple as “this” you’ll find lots of variations of and for someone learning Swedish that can be a bit confusing. Especially if the word everybody is using in some areas is grammatically ...
    1 week ago

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