There’s one particular fellow who is pretty well known (to hear him tell it, he’s a world famous, best-selling author) and I just love him. Every email I get from him is rife with basic punctuation and grammar mistakes, and many an EditNATION.com quiz has been drawn largely or entirely from his material.
Here’s a great example of one of about the dozen or so mistakes in this one email, but this one is especially awful:
When you join Brendon and I for this interview, you’ll discover:
- My PROVEN 4-step process for writing a book and getting it published. I use this EVERY time I write a book – and you can use it, too
It should, of course, be “Brendon and me.” You know why? Well, here’s the test:
When you join Brendon for this interview…
So far, so good.
But!
When you join I for this interview…
Oh, no! You have to write this:
When you join me for this interview…
People think that using the “I” makes them sound smarter, but, no.
And for someone who is trying to get me to pay to learn from him, to sit at his feet and absorb his wisdom, for someone who claims to be a best-selling author to write this way, well, this kind of writing is inexcusable.
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