Final Lesson: Grammar and Writing Styles

Finally the last lesson, grammar and writing styles.

They are various components in grammar, such as clause, verb, noun, preposition, interjection and so on, while in Malaysia, all these basics has been taught in primary and secondary schools, so i will not go into it too much, I will only share some of the confusing words.

Principal VS Principle

Principal is the Headmaster or Headmistress of a school. For example, Principal of ABC High School.

Principle is the a rule or a fundamental law. For example, Bernoulli's principle.

Stationary VS Stationery

Stationary is a adjective describing not moving, not movable. For example, He is in stationary state.

Stationery is the materials for writing like pens and papers. For example, A pen is a stationery.

When you are writing, you should always mind your styles of writing.

You should always plan and organize message before writing it out. This involve understanding the audience and purpose, understanding the subject and situation and also the order of the message, which will come first and which will come last.

Then, mind your language, you should follow 4Cs, which are Clear, Concise, Coherent and Correctness.

You should also mind your tone of writing. You should be polite, be positive and concerning reader's perspective.

Lastly, you should also mind your formality, you should concern who are you writing to, which situation you are writing for, and give it a suitable formality for it.

That's all, hope you can be a good writer too. We may meet again in another part of our life journeys. I may smile to you when I see you again.