Grammar Mistakes Worse Than [Bleep]

Grammar and spelling mistakes in a job application are worse than being late or swearing during an interview, writes hip grammar maven Martha Brockenbrough in her book, Things That Make Us [Sic]. Founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG), Martha takes aim at jargon, pretentious babble, and confused pop stars alike. In a recent Grammar Girl podcast, Martha writes that good grammar is important not just for job applications, but for finding love and staying out of jail, too.

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