If i had to name the scariest part of the whole writing process, it's finishing. I'm fine with adding content to a paper. Give me a computer and a case of coke zero and I could blabble for days about a topic that I enjoy and am passionate about. But finishing, not so much. I remember back to one of my best works in high school. It was graded on two levels: 50% mechanics and 50% content. I received 50 points on content, yay me, but fell short with a whhhoooping 15 points for spelling and organization. I'm fine with grammar, but even with the God created tool called spell check, i am the WORST speller in the word. (don't believe me, well junior year I spelled the word "picnic", "pik nik." so shameful). So you can see where my fear of mechanics is seeded. But not to worry class, I'll manage.
As for pet peeves when it comes to grammatical errors, I have a serious issue with pronoun antecedent errors. ex: "Does everyone have THEIR papers with them" is wrong, it's, "does everyone have HIS OR HER papers." Oh, and avoid the word "things," be more specific!
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