Good Writing Skills Are Essential

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Tragically Hip said:

Esme12, most of your ellipses can be replaced by commas. Most of the rest can be replaced by periods. The first one above can simply be elided.

The ellipses come across as "ahhhhhhh" or "mmmmmmmm."

Thank you, Tragically Hip......I'll take that under advisement. ?

[cocoluv06]

mclennan said:

Hear, hear! I am sometimes APPALLED at the poor quality of writing I see from my co-workers, and here at AN. How did some of these people graduate school? Also, why do they get so defensive when called out about it? I don't care if English is your 2nd or 3rd or 1st language - the medical field requires CRITICAL communication! Life and death depend on it. Thanks for this excellent article!

I TOTALLY agree with what you stated!!

[cocoluv06]

johnny depp23 said:

Their ain't nothin wrung with dat their memo. Its not her falt for those spellin arrors. She was prolly in a hurry like im in now.

This is so funny! LOL!

[la_chica_suerte85, BSN, RN]

VickyRN said:

Well said, brillohead. One of the high schools in my area is encouraging the kids to write their assignments in "ebonics," if they desire to do so. Now, just how far do you think these kids will get in the real dog-eat-dog world, once they graduate, and they fill out their applications or resumes using ebonics? Our education system is miserably failing our children, particularly minority children.

I've never seen or heard of this but now it makes sense to me. I took a sociology class a very long time ago and I remember it mentioning something called "Black American English." What?!? I suppose they mean to say ebonics but come on...really!?! I really could not accept how this could be a valid thing. This is institutional racism gone literal. Encourage them to write in a way that is inconsistent with what is the standard and see what the results will be.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

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How did some of these people graduate school?

Schools graduate students. Students graduate from schools.

I know it's really trendy now to say, "I graduated high school," like maybe it somehow sounds more impressive than, "I graduated from high school," but it's illiteracy in action. ?

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Life and death depend on it.

Death depends on communication? How's that again?

Did you mean to say, "Good communication may be a matter of life and death"?

[babychickens]

To nurseprnRN: If you started your sentences with capitals I'd take your post more seriously.

[Joe V]

A great read for new students!

[carruthers61]

I may not be as polished as most of you that have commented. It truly is a struggle for me to write a research paper and site my sources. I can distinguish between your, you're and there and their but writing papers these days for some is truly challenging

[subee, MSN, CRNA]

carruthers61 said:

I may not be as polished as most of you that have commented. It truly is a struggle for me to write a research paper and site my sources. I can distinguish between your, you're and there and their but writing papers these days for some is truly challenging

But you could still be the President. Someone who can't distinguish their from there is getting a good paid job.

[AFutureNP]

Yes! For students, take the time to brush up on your writing skills because every scholarship or fellowship I've ever applied to required at least one essay. This is a case where a lack of proper grammar could actually cost you an opportunity.

[brillohead, ADN, RN]

carruthers61 said:

I may not be as polished as most of you that have commented. It truly is a struggle for me to write a research paper and cite my sources. I can distinguish between your, you're and there and their but writing papers these days for some is truly challenging

Fixed that for you.