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One of the quickest ways to lose credibility with an audience, is where they read information produced by you and it has typos or spelling mistakes!

When checking property particulars for accuracy, you should not just think about the Consumer Protection (from Unfair Trading) Regulations law and how to describe property accurately, you should also check for grammar and spelling mistakes!

 

Top 15 Spelling Mistakes

Here are our top 15 spelling errors to look out for!

 

        Wrong

  1. Seperate
  2. Accomodation
  3. Independant
  4. Formally – as in “formally a shop”)
  5. Principle – as in “principle bedroom)
  6. Duel – as in “duel aspect”)
  7. Dorma – as in “dorma window”
  8. sort after – “sort after location”
  9. Extention
  10. Proffessional
  11. Appartment
  12. Cubical (as in shower cubicle)
  13. Minester
  14. Strictley
  15. A license
       Right

  1. Separate
  2. Accommodation
  3. Independent
  4. Formerly
  5. Principal
  6. Dual
  7. Dormer
  8. Sought after
  9. Extension
  10. Professional
  11. Apartment
  12. Cubicle
  13. Minster
  14. Strictly
  15. A licence

 

If you are in any doubt about how your customers view this then have a look at the comments below that I found on the internet…..!

“When my house was on the market, it was described as being continently placed for the town centre.”
No, I was not impressed, and no, The house didn’t sell:”

“There is a sign that says viewing strictley by appointment outside a house near us which annoys me every time I walk past it!”

It’s probably a sign that I’ve been browsing too long but if I have to read “shower cubical” one more time….”

 Safety first!

After running a spellcheck reread the copy ……ensure that “trough” was not meant to be “through”!

Triple check that words such as their, they’re and there, your, you are and you’re and except/accept are correct.

Grammar is also important……

“Listed building with modern features won’t last long.”

This sentence implies that it’s about to collapse, rather than that the home won’t be on the market long for the price it’s listed at!

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