Podcast: Grammar

Here is the second installment of my discussion of blog etiquette with Shannon from Rocks In My Dryer. She is a champion of all things grammar and we discuss why this is important in blogging.

The podcast is just over three minutes long and you can download it from my server (it's in m4a format or mp3 format). If it doesn't load right away, please try again in a few minutes.

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Comments

[Shannon]

Grrr...I can't get it to work.

[momrn2]

Another great job ladies!!

[momrn2]

Another great job ladies!! I couldn't get the graphic after the post to download anything but the link in the text worked fine. :-)

[Meredith from Merchant Ships]

Yes! Paragraphs!

Although, if you remember the earlier days of Blogger, space between paragraphs was hard to create unless you knew enough to edit the HTML.

Once I figured things out--and Blogger became more user-friendly--I could hardly stand to look at my own archives.

Live and learn!

[Dana]

YAY! You answered my question!

BOO! You didn't give me permission to hack the "Non-Paragrapherizers".

Whatever.

[Shalee]

I loved it!

And if you need help with Jules, let me know. She's just down the street from me, you know. I'll take her out to lunch or something to totally bribe her into saying thanks.

(It worked the first time for me. Of course, I'm on a Mac!)

[Jamie]

Paragraphs. Amen! One big long paragraph is almost as hard on the eyes as light text on a dark background. Almost.

I'm enjoying this podcast, and I look forward to the next installment. Keep up the good work!

[Mrs. Nicklebee]

Great podcast! :)

I have a question about dark text on a light background vs. light text on a dark background. Why do you think that light on dark is not good?

Because I seem to get headaches from dark on light, I changed my own blog's look a while back. The theme I used was lacking a couple of features that I consider necessary so I switched back to the dark on light for a while. I have recently found a theme that has everything I want. I have gotten more positive feedback on the light on dark than I ever did with the traditional dark on light.

What is it about the dark text on a lighter background that makes it the better way to go?

Thanks!

Mrs. Nicklebee

[Mrs. Nicklebee]

Btw, it's the ~electronic~ light background that gives me a headache, not regular black type on light paper.

[Jenn @ Frugal Upstate]

Great series ladies!

On the point about "convincing" someone to use paragraphs etc-if the person is obviously a brand new blogger, I have on an occasion or two written them an email and suggested that it is easier to read in short paragraphs etc.

Next time I'll just suggest they mosey on over here and listen to your podcasts too :)

PS-totally separate -but I once got totally flamed by someone about a spelling error-they went on and on about needing to use proper grammar etc (which I DO do-the spelling error was just that, an error). The funny thing was the anon flamer misspelled two things in their rant, which a lovely reader pointed out to them in another comment :)