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Farouq Zaabab Researcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| Freelancer Sohar, Oman
I had a friendly discussion yesterday with someone who mentioned that whenever he sees a blog that starts with a number (like 3 easy steps to ..... ) he gets annoyed, closes the browser window and moves on to do something else. I don't agree with him personally, but as someone who likes to write I would love to know what annoys my readers to do less of it (or maybe none of it). For all of the bloggers and readers in this community, do you have any blogging pet peeves?
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Joshua Render Product Owner| Cognizant Harrisville, Ny, United States
Aug 03, 2018 8:07 AM
Replying to Drew Craig
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I tend to enjoy shorter, more concise articles. I don't want to read a bloated blog just for the sake of word count. I follow a lot of writers on Medium. I find those to be well-written and relatively concise.
My bloated blog posts aren't to hit word count levels, Mine are from an inability to be concise.

I wrote one post, realized it could be split into 4 posts, by the time I was done I had 4 1500+ word posts. - from a post that started off with about 1,000 words.

One reason I decided to try blogging was to see if I could help my own writing ability out. I want to send emails that don't need TL/DR tags and I want them to make sense being that short.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Farouq -

1. Grammatical and spelling mistakes - if it's worth publishing, it's worth proof-reading.
2. Blatant plagiarism

Kiron
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2 replies by Farouq Zaabab and Joshua Render
Aug 03, 2018 8:24 AM
Farouq Zaabab
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Kiron-

Well said "if it's worth publishing, it's worth proof-reading"
Aug 03, 2018 8:29 AM
Joshua Render
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I use Grammarly to help.

I have read the same blog post of mine 10 times and found new mistakes each time that the free version of Grammarly didn't catch.

But like you, I hate reading blogs with lots of typos, spelling mistakes, grammar errors. The last thing I want to do is be that author...
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Farouq Zaabab Researcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| Freelancer Sohar, Oman
Aug 03, 2018 8:17 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Farouq -

1. Grammatical and spelling mistakes - if it's worth publishing, it's worth proof-reading.
2. Blatant plagiarism

Kiron
Kiron-

Well said "if it's worth publishing, it's worth proof-reading"
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Joshua Render Product Owner| Cognizant Harrisville, Ny, United States
Aug 03, 2018 8:17 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Farouq -

1. Grammatical and spelling mistakes - if it's worth publishing, it's worth proof-reading.
2. Blatant plagiarism

Kiron
I use Grammarly to help.

I have read the same blog post of mine 10 times and found new mistakes each time that the free version of Grammarly didn't catch.

But like you, I hate reading blogs with lots of typos, spelling mistakes, grammar errors. The last thing I want to do is be that author...
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2 replies by Drew Craig and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Aug 03, 2018 10:05 AM
Drew Craig
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Grammerly fan here too. Been using it over a year now. Though, just the free version.
Aug 04, 2018 4:57 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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How do you find Grammarly Joshua? I have really bad spelling/grammar so I'm thinking it will help me in my university studies.
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Drake Settsu Project Manager / Blogger Hi, United States
Very long long long articles. Try to get to the point without writing a short story. In some cases the article will be long, but keeping it to the point is what I prefer.
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1 reply by Farouq Zaabab
Aug 04, 2018 6:16 AM
Farouq Zaabab
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Thank you Drake
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Aug 03, 2018 8:29 AM
Replying to Joshua Render
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I use Grammarly to help.

I have read the same blog post of mine 10 times and found new mistakes each time that the free version of Grammarly didn't catch.

But like you, I hate reading blogs with lots of typos, spelling mistakes, grammar errors. The last thing I want to do is be that author...
Grammerly fan here too. Been using it over a year now. Though, just the free version.
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Regarding mistakes, I tend to focus on the content. I'm not reading the article as a professor. Plus, many write articles in their second or third language. I agree it should be proofread, but things will be overlooked at times. Anyway, just my opinion.
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Farouq Zaabab Researcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| Freelancer Sohar, Oman
Aug 03, 2018 1:31 AM
Replying to Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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I guess my pet peeves are blogs with crappy content. Oh and another is titles that have nothing to do with the blog content. I know what you mean about "like 3 easy steps to", there's just so much of it going around. Meanwhile, check out my previous two blogs posts:

3 Signs that your Scrum Team needs a Tune-Up

https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-pos...needs-a-Tune-Up

5 Steps to Effective Sprint Planning

https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-pos...print-Planning-

I know, I know, I'm a tease :-)
Sante-

I know you are a great blogger. How do I know you ask? For me, humor is the antidote to all my pet peeves, and you are good at it 😉
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Aug 04, 2018 4:58 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Thanks Farouq :-)
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Vivek Bhatia Principal| The Bhatia Group Oakland, Ca, United States
Aug 03, 2018 6:51 AM
Replying to Kingsley Onuoha
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Hello Vivek, I am pretty new to home automation and was wondering if you could direct me to you blog so i can gain more knowledge. I am trying to automate my home and would love to read some authentic articles about that. Thanks.
I shut down the written blog several years ago, but this is my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/IVBsHomeAutomation

This might be interesting for those starting out: A walkthrough of my architecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9tYT0EO-Nk&t=25s

How home automation is much more than using an echo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfOfMEiShT8

10 things I can do with my Echo that you can't: (And don't worry Sante, they are actually on topic :-) ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umRYxHbcQrA

bunch of others, but those are the basic ones.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Aug 04, 2018 5:01 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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That's heavy stuff Vivek. I have trouble turning the light switch on.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aug 03, 2018 8:29 AM
Replying to Joshua Render
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I use Grammarly to help.

I have read the same blog post of mine 10 times and found new mistakes each time that the free version of Grammarly didn't catch.

But like you, I hate reading blogs with lots of typos, spelling mistakes, grammar errors. The last thing I want to do is be that author...
How do you find Grammarly Joshua? I have really bad spelling/grammar so I'm thinking it will help me in my university studies.
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1 reply by Joshua Render
Aug 04, 2018 10:52 AM
Joshua Render
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I just use the free version as well. It seems to do a good job. It also can be added to everything I type online. For example - grammerly doesn't like that I spelled its name wrong in this sentence and it is alerting me to the issue with an angry red underline and a red circle with a 1 in the corner.

It does miss some things, and some things I know it is not right about. It still helps.
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