BUE 1013 - Language

LANGUAGE Common Errors to Avoid

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Which Errors? Hendrickson (19!" Errors that impair communication signifcantly  Errors that have highly stigmatizing eects on the listener or reader  Errors that occur requently in students' speech and writing •

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FINDINGS – Samples of Errors ! Article % & a securit' (a" o smart )hones users* "! In#nitive  % & to stopped (to sto)" the c'+er crime* $! %l&ral Form % & +ecome a victims (,ictim"* '! %reposition % & sto) +u'ing something with (rom" online dealer & (! %rono&n % & i the users itsel  (themsel,es" & )! %&nct&ation % &the cyber hackers (hackers-" acti,ities*

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FINDINGS – Samples of Errors *! Sentence Str&ct&re % Making the account private and not public* (.ncom)lete sentence"* +! Spellin, % /e can ad,ertise on televisyen (tele,ision" & -! S&./ect 0er. A,reement % & a))lications that is (are" not ocial* 1! 2ense % & 2ust ignored (ignore" it and don-t e,er re)l' the message* ! 0er. Form % & that has been took  (has taken" our mone'* "! Word Choice % The CC should strict  (tighten" the la4 o c'+er & #$3$1!

FINDINGS – Samples of Errors •

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Lan,&a,e Errors in %&.lic Spea3in, •

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:ee) it sim)le Use )lain language Use )ersonal language8 . 'ou etc* .nstead o 5More should be done to reduce wastage.! sa' 5 "e should do more to reduce wastage*8

Using )lain ; sim)le language does not necessaril' mean the message is sim)li