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Jan 2nd , 2013
Wednesday word: Affect vs. Effect
Affect and Effect are two of the most confusing words in the English language. How and when to properly use them in writing is a challenge for even veteran writers. Judging by the sheer number of posts online that offer great advice on … Continue reading
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Dec 31st , 2012
Monday Mistakes – Famous Spelling Fails of 2012!
2012 is almost over! We’ve taken the time to check some very funny spelling fails this year. 1. A Better AMERCIA Our runner-up in this list features the runner-up in the American presidential elections Mitt Romney. During his campaign, Romney had … Continue reading
Posted in Archive | Tagged english spelling, spell checker, spelling
Dec 19th , 2012
3 Ways to Avoid The Worst Email Mistakes
We have all experienced the embarrassing feeling right after we sent an email and realize that we have misspelled a simple word, forgot to upload an attachment, accidently CC’d the recipients rather than using BCC or done anything else to … Continue reading
Posted in Archive | Tagged business writing, email, English Writing, Grammar, spell checker
Nov 21st , 2012
Ginger Goes Mobile!
We are VERY proud to present our newest addition to the Ginger platforms: Ginger’s grammar and spell checker for Android! Adapted to the most updated Google OS- Jelly Bean – Ginger now supports texts that are written on any mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Archive | Tagged android, google, Grammar, mobile, spelling
Nov 7th , 2012
Wednesday word: You’re vs. your !
Many of our users get confused when using you’re or your. Of course, the example above shows mistakes both in spelling and grammar. So let’s explain: You’re is a contraction for “you are”. For example, “you’re amazing”, “you’re smart”, “You’re not really wearing … Continue reading
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Oct 21st , 2012
Is text messaging bad for the English language?
Onlineschools.com published an interesting infographic portraying the current English language as affected by text messaging. What do you think? Is this the beginning of the end for the English language as we know? Happy Gingering, The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive | Tagged English Grammar, English Writing, improve english, text
Oct 15th , 2012
Avoid embarrassing mistakes with Ginger!
Looking at some Facebook statuses that were posted in the past few days, we think everyone should check their spelling and grammar … Here are a few selected examples, can you detect the mistakes? All these embarrassing mistakes could have … Continue reading
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Oct 3rd , 2012
Will phonetic spelling replace the current English spelling?
An article published in the New Zealand Herald suggested that the English language should try a new way of spelling… Phonetic spelling! This suggestion is based on the fact that some words have already been accepted to the The Oxford Dictionary such … Continue reading
Posted in Archive | Tagged english spelling, English Writing, phonetic, spelling
Sep 30th , 2012
Some Sunday fun!
Nothing like starting the day with a big smile =) We wish you all a great week ahead! The Ginger Team
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Sep 27th , 2012
Why spell checkers are needed not only on computers..
Sometimes you need a spell checker not only for your computer but for real life as well. Share with us more funny signs =) Happy Gingering! The Ginger Team
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