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    <updated>2010-07-19T15:21:36Z</updated>
    <rights>Copyright (c) 2010, GTG</rights>
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    <entry>
      <title>Is the Quality of Writing in UK business as Bad as we Think?</title>
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      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.272</id>
      <published>2010-07-19T14:58:01Z</published>
      <updated>2010-07-19T15:21:36Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

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        Anecdotal evidence has led me to believe that UK business leaders despair at the quality of writing in their organisations.  I am finding out the truth.
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    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Video &#45; Can you put a comma before &#8216;and&#8217;?</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/can_you_put_a_comma_before_and/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.270</id>
      <published>2010-06-30T10:00:01Z</published>
      <updated>2010-06-30T10:25:54Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

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        My most frequently asked question is "Can I put a comma before 'and'?". Good subject for a bit of fun then...
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Mix metaphors with pride</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/mix_metaphors_with_pride/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.267</id>
      <published>2010-06-23T08:05:01Z</published>
      <updated>2010-06-23T08:07:46Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Thoughts and musings"
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        Writers complain about mixed metaphors, and the result can be messy or confusing but I confess that I usually enjoy them.  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Help The Independent with its writing clarity</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/help_the_independent_with_its_writing_clarity/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.265</id>
      <published>2010-06-09T07:04:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-06-09T07:33:02Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Writing tips"
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        I don't point out grammatical errors other people have made - I'm a grammar angel.  But journalists are fair game surely? Besides, this one is intriguing.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Let&#8217;s bring back &#8216;swain&#8217;!</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/lets_bring_back_swain/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.264</id>
      <published>2010-06-08T15:48:01Z</published>
      <updated>2010-06-08T16:07:02Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Interesting words"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/interesting_words/"
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        Does your daughter have a swain?
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>How Readable is Your Writing?</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/how_readable_is_your_writing/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.259</id>
      <published>2010-04-29T08:40:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-05-04T11:09:29Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Writing tips"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/writing_tips/"
        label="Writing tips" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Financial professionals need to get persuasive messages into minds that are full of to-do lists, strategic decisions and domestic pressures. Articles and reports are important ways of reaching a wide audience and establishing credentials. This article demonstrates how you can tell if your writing is likely to be read.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Beat the High Flying Graduates &#45; Spot the Error</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/beat_the_high_flying_graduates_spot_the_error/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.258</id>
      <published>2010-04-20T14:50:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-04-20T15:10:18Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Challenge your accuracy"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/challenge_your_accuracy/"
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        This sentence outsmarted a whole roomful of graduates most of whom had English as a native language - can you do better?
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Moscow hurts your ears!</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/moscow_hurts_your_ears/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.257</id>
      <published>2010-03-22T18:01:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-24T11:54:36Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Thoughts and musings"
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        <b>I was in Moscow last week and fascinated by their writing.  For a crash course in reading cyrillic, read on.</b>
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>But Protection</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/but_protection/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.254</id>
      <published>2010-02-25T18:11:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-25T18:23:11Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Writing tips"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/writing_tips/"
        label="Writing tips" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        If you thought 'but' was a negative word, or had the idea that you should avoid it - read on.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Beware of Negatives</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/beware_of_negatives/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.253</id>
      <published>2010-01-25T16:18:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-08T09:08:42Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Thoughts and musings"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/thoughts_and_musings/"
        label="Thoughts and musings" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Start with a negative at your peril!  You may be writing something you didn't mean at all.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Context and Communication</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/context_and_communication/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.252</id>
      <published>2010-01-25T15:36:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-01T09:48:53Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Thoughts and musings"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/thoughts_and_musings/"
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        How I learned the hard way to think about context and choosing the right medium - there's plenty of choice!
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Make the Context Clear to your Reader</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/make_the_context_clear_to_your_reader/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.251</id>
      <published>2010-01-20T10:27:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-01-21T11:54:47Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Writing tips"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/writing_tips/"
        label="Writing tips" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Confessions of an ambiguous writer!  A misunderstanding caused by using a vague all-purpose word instead of choosing a clear one.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Conquer the Commas</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/conquer_the_commas/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.250</id>
      <published>2010-01-19T17:13:01Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-08T09:19:53Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Writing tips"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/writing_tips/"
        label="Writing tips" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Commas and semi-colons confuse the best of us.  Here is some useful advice.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Who or Whom?</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/who_or_whom/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.249</id>
      <published>2010-01-19T17:00:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-01T09:45:45Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Writing tips"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/writing_tips/"
        label="Writing tips" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        If you are ever unsure whether you should use 'who' or 'whom', the full answer is here.  But the real truth is that most of the time you're OK if you go with what sounds right to you.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>10. A boon to Local Colleges across the Area?</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/10_a_boon_to_local_colleges_across_the_area/" />
      <id>tag:vps.padmedia.co.uk,2010:~grammar/index.php/2.248</id>
      <published>2010-01-19T15:47:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-08T09:27:32Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>GTG</name>
            <email>jane@penson.co.uk</email>
                  </author>

      <category term="Grammar to Go Stories"
        scheme="http://www.grammartogo.co.uk/index.php/blog/article/category/grammar_to_go_stories/"
        label="Grammar to Go Stories" />
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        The case is made for Grammar to Go to be introduced to the sixth form colleges across a local authority's area.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>


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