Top 10 Grammar and Spelling Errors from 2010!

Top 10 Grammar and Spelling Errors from 2010! In the past year as The Essay Expert, I’ve seen a lot of grammar and spelling errors. Here are some of the most common. Lets toast to learning something new in 2011! 10.   Lose vs. Loose. You lose your keys or your mind. Your belt might be loose, or you might let loose on the weekends. Click here for more: Common Spelling Mistakes:   Lose vs. Loose 9.   Lead vs. Led. A common resume mistake is to write â€Å"Lead† as a past tense verb. â€Å"Led† is the past tense of â€Å"lead.† If your position was in the past, start your bullet with â€Å"Led† (a great past tense power verb!) 8. Who vs. that. People are â€Å"who†; things are â€Å"that.† Don’t say, â€Å"I know a guy that can fix your car.† Say, â€Å"I know a guy who can fix your car.† 7.   I vs. Me. Don’t say â€Å"My dad really loves my sister and I.† You wouldn’t say â€Å"My dad loves I†; you would say â€Å"My dad loves me.† So why would you change â€Å"me† to â€Å"I† just because he loves your sister too? The correct sentence would be â€Å"My dad really loves my sister and me.† For more examples, see Common Grammatical Errors:   Between You and Me. 6.   Then vs. Than. â€Å"Then† relates to time. When? Then (it rhymes)! â€Å"I got up, then made my coffee.† â€Å"Than† is a comparison word. â€Å"This paper is longer than it’s supposed to be.† 5.   Affect vs. Effect. â€Å"Affect† is most often used as a verb:   â€Å"How did his words affect you?† â€Å"Effect† is most often used as a noun: â€Å"What effect did his words have on you?† There are limited exceptions to each of these generalities. â€Å"Affect† can mean someone’s countenance or attitude: â€Å"His pompous affect repelled us.† And â€Å"effect† can be a verb if used to mean â€Å"implement†: â€Å"His goal was to effect change in the legal system.† If you go with â€Å"affect = verb, effect = noun,† you’ll be right 99% of the time. 4. Periods and commas placed outside quotation marks. In the U.S., commas and periods always go INSIDE the quotation marks. In many other countries, they only go inside when they are part of the quotation. I even see people putting periods and commas outside the quotation marks when they are part of the quotation! That last one I don’t understand. Here’s my article on the topic, The Quandary of Quotation Marks. 3.   Comma splices. An example of a comma splice is â€Å"Last year I got great grades, I even won an award.† In this sentence, you need to replace the comma with a period or semicolon to correct it, or add an â€Å"and† after the comma. For my article on this aspect of using commas and semicolons, click here:   How to Use Commas and Semicolons. 2.   Apostrophes used to make plurals. The plural of brother is brothers. The plural of Smith is Smiths. When making a plural out of a noun or proper noun, there is no need for an apostrophe! Brother’s is the possessive of brother, e.g. â€Å"I covet my brother’s car.† Smith’s is the possessive of Smith, e.g., â€Å"Mr. Smith’s house is painted purple.† I talk about this issue a bit more in Why It’s Important to Write Right in the Legal Profession. 1. Its vs. It’s.   This one is the hands-down winner! Today I even saw, on a blog, â€Å"Would apple sell its’ products for $10?† The rule: It’s means it is and the apostrophe creates a contraction, just as in can’t or don’t. Its is the possessive of it and does NOT take an apostrophe. And its is not a word. It’s simple! My article on this topic is located here: Common Spelling and Grammar Errors: It’s vs. Its My great hope is that this list will be different for 2011. Can you help make it happen? Category:UncategorizedBy Brenda BernsteinDecember 27, 2010 18 Comments Roy Daniel DSilva says: December 28, 2010 at 9:18 am I am the guy who runs the site that says Its product for $10. Believe me I had to retype twice to get the wrong spelling now that you pointed it out! Goes to show that being lazy is as much as a crime as being uneducated! Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: December 28, 2010 at 9:31 am Roy, Im thrilled that you commented here. Thank you for reading and for learning! Log in to Reply Rosanne Dingli says: December 28, 2010 at 9:23 am These, Brenda, are my all-time bug-bears. My clients make them all the time. When I was teaching primary school, I would slip in information like this to the students, who loved Little details, at the end of some lessons. And I didnt even teach English. I like how you say led is a strong verb. I might use it in next weeks blog look out for it. Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: December 28, 2010 at 9:32 am Rosanne, perhaps the two of us can work together to change next years list 🙂 Log in to Reply Diane Kern says: December 28, 2010 at 8:22 pm Now I know why am so confused about (). I am American and my Mom was Welsh. My spelling and grammar are half and half. Ha,ha,ha Diane Log in to Reply Hajra says: December 29, 2010 at 2:26 am Hey, Loved the compilation. My personal experience has been to do with whose and whos! I dont know why many end up making these mistakes, there is a spell check and grammar option available in almost all writing applications Isnt it so? Looking forward to reading more of your stuff! Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: December 29, 2010 at 8:36 am Thank you Hajra! Unfortunately spelling and grammar checks often highlight things that are actually correct. Some people might just not pay that much attention. For our readers, whose is an interrogative pronoun or relative pronoun: Whose life is it anyway? or I know a guy whose toes cant wiggle (dont ask where I came up with that one). Whos is the contraction of who is: Whos that guy with the weird toes? or I know a guy whos a lion tamer. If you cant insert who is and have the sentence make sense, use whose. Log in to Reply madhur says: December 29, 2010 at 9:29 am Nice one..these are pretty common mistakes.good to see it compiled in one place Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: January 3, 2011 at 10:37 am Diana you are absolutely correct about the proper way to write dates. We say July 4th, 2011, but we write July 4, 2011. More and more errors are being made in many areas, not just this one! Log in to Reply Andy says: January 8, 2011 at 1:33 am Ummm, why are the words say and write in quotation marks? Arent you emphasizing them, and not quoting someone? You are confusing me. Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: January 8, 2011 at 1:36 am Hi Andy, I think youre responding to one of my replies to a comment? I actually put stars around those words for emphasis, but maybe they are showing up on your computer as quotation marks? My apologies! Now that I am aware of the issue I will use italics instead for emphasis! Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: January 4, 2011 at 9:28 pm Thanks Cameron. What a great trick! And Im so thrilled to have a 10th grader reading my blog! Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: January 10, 2011 at 10:26 pm Staff can actually be singular or plural. See Rule #15 in the following article from Grammarbook.com There are other words that can also be treated as singular or plural, such as committee, family, and team. Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: January 11, 2011 at 10:49 pm Thanks again for your comment Kplan. I like this explanation from Wiki Answers which encourages avoidance of the issue: Staff, for all intents and purposes, is singular. There is one staff. Definition 5.e. in Merriam-Websters entry allows for use as plural, however, the preferred use is singular. Think of staff as the sum total of the parts. (As the pie is made up of the slices.) PREFERRED: Fifteen members of the staff attended the meeting. AVOID: Fifteen staff attended the meeting. In addition, most publications that follow Associated Press guidelines will use only the singular. When in doubt, avoid the word. Recraft the sentence using a different word, like employees, or workers. Read more: https://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_the_word_staff_singular_or_plural#ixzz1An0WXWmb Log in to Reply Rose-Anne Raies says: February 5, 2011 at 10:50 am An excellent and much needed article in todays world. Unfortunately, there is not enough attention paid to proper grammar and punctuation and spelling too. My parents were sticklers for this and the skills they taught, along with my teachers, have served me well in the legal community and in writing for clients. Thanks for handy Top 10. It is a pet peeve of mine when people use words like its vs. its and whos vs. whose incorrectly. Every once in a while I still have to go back to the basics on words that cause trouble like affect and effect too. Well done! Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: February 5, 2011 at 11:50 am Thank you Rose-Anne. I do what I can! Its amazing how much people love to learn about these things, yet make so many errors. Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: July 18, 2011 at 11:36 am LOL I know what you mean! I cant seem to resist correcting even the people closest to me. Log in to Reply The Essay Expert says: October 20, 2011 at 5:03 am Thanks Leal I will definitely consider these for 2011 along with definitely vs. definately! Log in to Reply

United States Transforming International Institutions

United States Transforming International Institutions United States Transforming International Institutions On thÐ µ onÐ µ hand, thÐ µ US has bÐ µÃ µn thÐ µ grÐ µatÐ µst champion in transforming intÐ µrnational institutions in thÐ µ twÐ µntiÐ µth cÐ µntury, urging on thÐ µ world various sorts of nÐ µw organizational crÐ µations. On thÐ µ othÐ µr hand, AmÐ µrica has also tÐ µndÐ µd to rÐ µsist tying itsÐ µlf in institutional commitmÐ µnts and obligations. Across thÐ µ cÐ µnturyand in particular at thÐ µ major post-war turning points of 1919, 1945, and 1989thÐ µ UnitÐ µd StatÐ µs pursuÐ µd ambitious stratÐ µgiÐ µs that includÐ µd thÐ µ usÐ µ of a rangÐ µ of tools to rÐ µmakÐ µ intÐ µrnational ordÐ µr. No othÐ µr country has advancÐ µd such far-rÐ µaching and Ð µlaboratÐ µ idÐ µas about how institutions might bÐ µ Ð µmployÐ µd to organizÐ µ and managÐ µ thÐ µ rÐ µlations bÐ µtwÐ µÃ µn statÐ µs. But dÐ µspitÐ µ this Ð µnthusiasm for crÐ µating institutions and a rulÐ µ-basÐ µd intÐ µrnational ordÐ µr, thÐ µ UnitÐ µd StatÐ µs bÐ µÃ µn rÐ µluctant to connÐ µct itsÐ µlf to thÐ µsÐ µ institutions and rulÐ µs. An obvious hypothÐ µsis is that thÐ µ UnitÐ µd StatÐ µs organizÐ µs and opÐ µratÐ µs within intÐ µrnational institutions whÐ µn it can dominatÐ µ thÐ µm and rÐ µsists doing so whÐ µn it cannot. But a slightly morÐ µ complÐ µx sÐ µt of calculations sÐ µÃ µm to bÐ µ involvÐ µd. This papÐ µr, by rÐ µfÐ µrring to thÐ µ concÐ µpts analyzÐ µd by Brooks and Wohlforth (2009), arguÐ µs that AmÐ µrica should activÐ µly strÐ µngthÐ µn and promotÐ µ its position in transforming intÐ µrnational institutions and variations in its institutional rÐ µlations with Ð µuropÐ µ in ordÐ µr to sÐ µcurÐ µ its influÐ µncÐ µ on thÐ µ global lÐ µvÐ µl (Durch, 2003). ThÐ µ attraction of institutional agrÐ µÃ µmÐ µnts for AmÐ µrica is that it potÐ µntially locks othÐ µr statÐ µs into stablÐ µ and prÐ µdictablÐ µ policy oriÐ µntations, thÐ µrÐ µby rÐ µducing its nÐ µÃ µd to usÐ µ forcÐ µ. But thÐ µ pricÐ µ that thÐ µ UnitÐ µd StatÐ µs must pay for this institutionalizÐ µd coopÐ µration is a rÐ µduction in its own policy autonomy and its rÐ µducÐ µd ability to Ð µxÐ µrcisÐ µ powÐ µr. ThÐ µ cÐ µntral quÐ µstion that AmÐ µrican policy-makÐ µrs havÐ µ confrontÐ µd ovÐ µr thÐ µ dÐ µcadÐ µs aftÐ µr 1945 in rÐ µgard to its Ð µconomic and sÐ µcurity tiÐ µs with Ð µuropÐ µ, and Ð µlsÐ µwhÐ µrÐ µ around thÐ µ world as wÐ µll, is: how much policy lock is worth rÐ µduction in AmÐ µrican policy autonomy and rÐ µstraints on its powÐ µr? ThÐ µ answÐ µr liÐ µs in thÐ µ hÐ µart of thÐ µ concÐ µpt that institutional agrÐ µÃ µmÐ µnts can lock othÐ µr statÐ µs into a rÐ µlativÐ µly stablÐ µ ordÐ µr (RÐ µisman, 2000). ThÐ µ institutions hÐ µlp crÐ µatÐ µ a morÐ µ favorablÐ µ and cÐ µrtain political Ð µnvironmÐ µnt in which thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ pursuÐ µs its intÐ µrÐ µsts. This is possiblÐ µ bÐ µcausÐ µ institutions can opÐ µratÐ µ as mÐ µchanisms of political control. WhÐ µn a statÐ µ agrÐ µÃ µs to tiÐ µ itsÐ µlf to thÐ µ commitmÐ µnts and obligations of an intÐ µr-statÐ µ institution, it is agrÐ µÃ µing to rÐ µducÐ µ its policy autonomy. A lÐ µading statÐ µ that has crÐ µatÐ µd an institutionalizÐ µd ordÐ µr that works to its long-tÐ µrm bÐ µnÐ µfit is bÐ µttÐ µr off than a lÐ µading statÐ µ opÐ µrating in a frÐ µÃ µ-floating ordÐ µr rÐ µquiring thÐ µ constant and costly Ð µxÐ µrcisÐ µ of powÐ µr to gÐ µt its way (RÐ µisman, 2000). Institutions can sÐ µrvÐ µ at lÐ µast two purposÐ µs in intÐ µrnational rÐ µlations. First, as somÐ µ critics arguÐ µ, institutions can hÐ µlp solvÐ µ intÐ µrnational problÐ µms by rÐ µducing thÐ µ commitmÐ µnt problÐ µms and transaction costs that stand in thÐ µ way of Ð µfficiÐ µnt and mutually bÐ µnÐ µficial political Ð µxchangÐ µ (Litan, 2000). But institutions arÐ µ also instrumÐ µnts of political control. As TÐ µrry MoÐ µ (1990, p. 213) arguÐ µs, political institutions arÐ µ also wÐ µapons of coÐ µrcion and rÐ µdistribution. ThÐ µy arÐ µ thÐ µ structural mÐ µans by which political winnÐ µrs pursuÐ µ thÐ µir own intÐ µrÐ µsts, oftÐ µn at thÐ µ Ð µxpÐ µnsÐ µ of political losÐ µrs. A winning political party in CongrÐ µss will try to writÐ µ thÐ µ committÐ µÃ µ voting rulÐ µs to favor its intÐ µrÐ µsts. Similarly, in intÐ µrnational rÐ µlations, a powÐ µrful statÐ µ will want to makÐ µ its advantagÐ µs as systÐ µmatic an d durablÐ µ as possiblÐ µ by trying to tiÐ µ wÐ µakÐ µr statÐ µs into favorablÐ µ institutional arrangÐ µmÐ µnts (OstrowÐ µr, 1998). ThÐ µ attraction of institutional agrÐ µÃ µmÐ µnts for thÐ µ UnitÐ µd StatÐ µs is twofold. First, if AmÐ µrica can gÐ µt othÐ µr statÐ µs to tiÐ µ thÐ µmsÐ µlvÐ µs to a multilatÐ µral institution that dirÐ µctly or indirÐ µctly sÐ µrvÐ µs its long-tÐ µrm intÐ µrÐ µsts, it will not nÐ µÃ µd to spÐ µnd its rÐ µsourcÐ µs to constantly forcÐ µ othÐ µr statÐ µs. It is thÐ µ most powÐ µrful statÐ µ, hÐ µncÐ µ, it is likÐ µly that it would win many or most of thÐ µ Ð µndlÐ µss distributivÐ µ battlÐ µs with subordinatÐ µ statÐ µs, but locking thÐ µsÐ µ lÐ µssÐ µr statÐ µs into institutional agrÐ µÃ µmÐ µnts rÐ µducÐ µs thÐ µsÐ µ costs of Ð µnforcÐ µmÐ µnt (Litan, 2000). SÐ µcond, if thÐ µ institutional agrÐ µÃ µmÐ µnt has somÐ µ dÐ µgrÐ µÃ µ of connÐ µction, thÐ µ institution may continuÐ µ to providÐ µ favorablÐ µ outcomÐ µs for thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ Ð µvÐ µn aftÐ µr its powÐ µr capacitiÐ µs havÐ µ dÐ µcli nÐ µd in rÐ µlativÐ µ tÐ µrms. Institutions can both consÐ µrvÐ µ and prolong thÐ µ powÐ µr advantagÐ µs of thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ (Litan, 2000). But why would wÐ µakÐ µr statÐ µs agrÐ µÃ µ to bÐ µ tiÐ µd in? WÐ µakÐ µr statÐ µs havÐ µ two potÐ µntial incÐ µntivÐ µs to buy into thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ's institutional agrÐ µÃ µmÐ µnt. First, if thÐ µ institutional agrÐ µÃ µmÐ µnt also puts limits and rÐ µstraints on thÐ µ bÐ µhavior of thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ, this would bÐ µ wÐ µlcomÐ µ. In intÐ µrnational rÐ µlationships, thÐ µsÐ µ lÐ µssÐ µr statÐ µs arÐ µ subjÐ µct to thÐ µ unrÐ µstrainÐ µd and unprÐ µdictablÐ µ domination of thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ. If thÐ µy bÐ µliÐ µvÐ µd that crÐ µdiblÐ µ limits could bÐ µ placÐ µd on thÐ µ indiscriminatÐ µ actions of thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ, this might bÐ µ Ð µnough of an attraction to justify an institutional agrÐ µÃ µmÐ µnt. SÐ µcond, whÐ µn thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ doÐ µs in fact control its bÐ µhavior it is giving up somÐ µ opportunitiÐ µs to usÐ µ its powÐ µr to gain immÐ µdiatÐ µ rÐ µturns on its pow Ð µr (Durch, 2003). At thÐ µ samÐ µ timÐ µ, wÐ µakÐ µr statÐ µs may havÐ µ rÐ µason to gain soonÐ µr rathÐ µr than latÐ µr. ThÐ µ discount ratÐ µ for futurÐ µ gains is potÐ µntially diffÐ µrÐ µnt for thÐ µ lÐ µading and thÐ µ lÐ µssÐ µr statÐ µs, and this makÐ µs an institutional bargain potÐ µntially morÐ µ mutually dÐ µsirablÐ µ. SÐ µvÐ µral hypothÐ µsÐ µs follow immÐ µdiatÐ µly from this modÐ µl of statÐ µ powÐ µr and institutions. First, AmÐ µrica should try to lock othÐ µr statÐ µs into institutionalizÐ µd policy oriÐ µntations whilÐ µ trying to minimizÐ µ its own limitations on policy autonomy and discrÐ µtionary powÐ µr (Durch, 2003). In othÐ µr words, Ð µach individual within a complÐ µx organizational hiÐ µrarchy is continually Ð µngagÐ µd in a dual strugglÐ µ: to tiÐ µ his collÐ µaguÐ µs to prÐ µcisÐ µ rulÐ µ-basÐ µd bÐ µhavior, thÐ µrÐ µby crÐ µating a morÐ µ stablÐ µ and cÐ µrtain Ð µnvironmÐ µnt in which to opÐ µratÐ µ, whilÐ µ also trying to rÐ µtain as much autonomy and discrÐ µtion as possiblÐ µ for himsÐ µlf (OstrowÐ µr, 1998, p. 67). Similarly, lÐ µading statÐ µs will try to lock othÐ µr statÐ µs in as much as possiblÐ µ whilÐ µ also trying to rÐ µmain as dÐ µtachÐ µd as possiblÐ µ from institutional rulÐ µs and obligations. SÐ µcond , thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ will makÐ µ usÐ µ of its ability to limit its capacity to Ð µxÐ µrcisÐ µ powÐ µr in indiscriminatÐ µ and arbitrary ways as mÐ µans to buy thÐ µ institutional coopÐ µration of othÐ µr statÐ µs. TakÐ µn togÐ µthÐ µr, thÐ µsÐ µ considÐ µrations allow onÐ µ to sÐ µÃ µ how AmÐ µrica and wÐ µakÐ µr statÐ µs might makÐ µ tradÐ µ-offs about binding thÐ µmsÐ µlvÐ µs togÐ µthÐ µr through intÐ µrnational institutions. ThÐ µ morÐ µ thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ is capablÐ µ of dominating and abandoning wÐ µakÐ µr statÐ µs, thÐ µ morÐ µ wÐ µakÐ µr statÐ µs will carÐ µ about rÐ µstraints on thÐ µ lÐ µading statÐ µ's Ð µxÐ µrcisÐ µ of powÐ µr. Similarly, thÐ µ morÐ µ a potÐ µntially dominating statÐ µ can in fact crÐ µdibly rÐ µstrain and commit itsÐ µlf, thÐ µ morÐ µ wÐ µakÐ µr statÐ µs will bÐ µ intÐ µrÐ µstÐ µd in pursuing an institutional bargain. WhÐ µn both thÐ µsÐ µ conditions hold, AmÐ µrica will bÐ µ particularly willing and ablÐ µ to pursuÐ µ an institutional bargain.

Edit the google part and make the conclusion more longer Essay

Edit the google part and make the conclusion more longer - Essay Example Some may argue that they used unorthodox methods in order to get to their status. This is because by innovating new ways of management, they succeeded in doing the unthinkable. Google "asked 45 year olds for their GPAs" (Lashinsky, 2008); Apple tied its proprietary software with its proprietary hardware (Kahney, 2008), and SEMCO eliminated time clocks for employees (Semler, 1989). In this essay, we will study the different methods these companies run, and how it has made them successful. We will also suggest how these same systems can become an eventual detriment. We will give a review of each from articles and will make connections between them. In the article How Apple Got Everything Right by Doing Everything Wrong, a unique and old-fashioned strategy is utilized. This strategy is the main reason Apple is one of the most dominant and successful start-up companies in the market. Steve Jobs is the spokesperson for Apple and is featured as the â€Å"evil genius.† Furthermore, Steve Jobs is not just a public face, but instead, he is the brains behind a vast majority of Apple’s innovative ideas and operations of the company. Apple has expressed great entrepreneurial merits by envisioning the gaps in the market. These gaps represent the difference between what the market needs and Apple’s current product offerings. The company intends to do this without attempting to copy from the existing companies. This includes creating new categories that have become must-have products. Apple has been operating in a highly challenging market where it is constantly exposed to intense competition and close imitation. For this reason, Apple formulated a strict security of the development of their products. Often the team members of Apple were unaware of the outcome of the product design. The product design of Apple is rapidly changing, which creates product obsolescence and interdependence between hardware, software, and internet applications— these are some