Chapter 7: Proofreading for Careers
A. Please save the English language by undoing these atrocities to verbs:
1. It don’t seem right. ______
2. If you had wrote, he would of answered. ______
3. He done the work. ______
4. We seen her yesterday. ______
5. He ain’t goin’. ______
B. Correct spelling, capitalization, pronoun, sentence completeness, and subject-verberrors in this article. Do not make changes other than correcting specific errors justmentioned. Glide your pen or pointing finger below each line as you proofread andcorrect the letter. Never let written material leave your desk without careful proofreading.
A Financial Healthcare Plan
Maintaining financial solvency doesn’t just happen; it takes careful planning.
Here is some tip’s to help you stay financially healthy:
- Practice delayed gratification—put off buying today what you can dowithout until you has more money.
- When you need to make a majer purchase, save for them instead of usingcredit.
- when you have to by, be a bargain hunter and comparison shopper.
- If you shop to fill the time or as a relaxing leisure activity. Get involved in ahobby, do volunteer work, or make up a list of free activities (like taking a walk,exercising, playing games, fixing things, cooking) that you can do instead.
- Don’t make money a source of worry and irritation. focus on what you have,not what you don’t have. A positive attitude toward money free your mind tohandle it constructively and create opportunities for financial improvement.
- Learn about investments, assume that this information will be a necessityin your financial future.
- Have financial goals. Don’t assume that you will automatically get better job’sand higher salaries or that you will “grow into” the habit of saving. Financialgoals helps you identify and stay focused on what you needs to do to achieve it.
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