How can I avoid mistakes ?

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Ismahan Noura

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Hello everyone,

Can you please help me in avoiding mistakes in writing in English ?

When I write essays , even when I write on the board , I make mistakes unconsciously , then, when I come back home, I realize that my mistakes are stupid !!
I should clarify one thing: the mistakes that I make are like this for instance: Writting --- instead of writing. ( I either add or omit letters) is this bad ?
So would you please help me , or at least advise me how may I avoid mistakes while writing ? I would be thankful.
 
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If you can realise that they're mistakes, then leave some time before sending/publishing something to allow the correction mechanism to kick in.
 

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I am sorry but I could not really understand the meaning !
 

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Hello everyone,

Can you please help me in avoiding mistakes in writing in English ?

When I write essays , even when I write on the board , I make mistakes unconsciously , then, when I come back home, I realize that my mistakes are stupid !!
I should clarify one thing: the mistakes that I make are like this for instance: Writting --- instead of writing. ( I either add or omit letters) is this bad ?
So would you please help me , or at least advise me how may I avoid mistakes while writing ? I would be thankful.
Todol is tellling you to do the following -
1. Write something
2. Set it aside and do something else
3. After some time, re-read what you have written
4. Check each word for mistakes (this is called editing)
5. Rewrite your text with corrections

A. Do not put a space after a word before a punctuation mark - board, not board ,
B. The most difficult part of writing is in the editing.
C. Edit everything you write.
 

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Microsoft office word can correct my spelling and gramma mistakes. And I also check my sentence by google.
 

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Yes, it works Lyra_E, i agree, but that is not the exact way. No doubt, the instructions that Gillnetter provided need to be followed if someone want to become writer.

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Mistakes are usually unavoidable in writing because its in those mistakes that we make that we can be better...
 
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