Tell Us Your Grammar and Spelling Pet Peeves

Tell Us Your Grammar and Spelling Pet PeevesGrammar and Spelling Pet PeevesTell Us Your Grammar and Spelling Pet PeevesIt feels like we never shut up about how important it is to have an error-free resume and cover letter, but its one of those topics that cant be overstated. The challenge is to find a new way to state it. So rather than think up some way to repackage the same old information, Im asking you, dear Blog readers, to share your pet peeves in the spelling and grammar categories. But lets take that request one step furtherif you can, include a tip to help us all remember the right way vs. the wrong way. Ill start.My pet peeve is the misuse of I when talking about yourself and another party. For example, which sounds correct?Heres a picture of Jim and I.Heres a picture of Jim and me.The first one might sound more proper, but its wrong. Technically, the explanation is that I is a subject and me is an object, but who can remember that? Fortunately, theres a much easier way to figure it out Just remove the other person from the sentence (temporarily). In the example above, if you remove Jim and, its easy to landsee which one is rightHeres a picture of I. (Eeew.)Heres a picture of me. (Ahhh Thats better.)When we put our friend Jim back in, the me doesnt change. Heres a picture of Jim and me.But, but, but if you consider a slightly different sentence, Jim and I posed for a picture, then I is the right choice, because you would never say, me posed for a picture. This tip works whether the other party is one person, a group, or whatever. (The team and I gave a presentation. The boss bought lunch for my friends and me. My dog and I love pizza.)In an atmosphere where people misspell things intentionally in their texts and tweets, it may seem nit-picky to insist on perfect grammar and spelling in your job search documents. But you wouldnt go to a job interview with a hole in your shirt, so dont send a resume or cover letter with a mistake in it.Now its your tur n to share your spelling or grammar pet peeveand if you have onea tip for avoiding it