200 English Grammar Mistakes!: A workbook of Common Grammar and Punctuation Errors with Examples, Exercises and Solutions So You Never Make Them Again

How To Avoid Fluff In Writing
The following tips should help you avoid fluff in writing:
Have a plan to write first and edit later
Trim paragraphs to be short and concise
Specific Advanced Writing Mistakes
Below are specific advance writing mistakes that are difficult to spot:
American and British English
It is important to know your audience. There are some crucial differences in
American and British English. You need to know these differences to be able
to  provide  the  right  content  for  the  right  audience.  Below  are  crucial
differences in American and British English you need to notice:
Spellings
American:  holiday
British:
vacation
American:  (car) hood
British:
(car) bonnet
American:  apartment
British:
flat
Collective Nouns
In  American  English,  collective  nouns  are  singular,  while  they  can  be
singular or plural in British English.
American:  The band is playing tonight.
British:
The band are playing tonight.
Past Tense
American:  learned
British:
learned or learnt
American:  dreamed
British:
dreamed or dreampt

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American:  burned
British:
burned or burnt