Grammar Codes & Abbreviations Letter to Steve Jobs’ Wife, Laurene

WW: Wrong Wrong You’re husband was to bored with school and unsure weather going to college was the choice he should of made. Your husband was too bored with school and unsure whether going to college was the choice he should have made.

I betcha dem fools are kicking themselfs for not adopting Steve. I bet those foolish people are kicking themselves for not adopting Steve.

RW or Awk: Reword/Awkward By discovering the calligraphy class, helped Steve create the Macintosh computer. By Discovering the calligraphy class helped Steve create the Macintosh computer. By discovering the calligraphy class, Steve was able to create the Macintosh computer.

NUM: Writing out Numbers Jobs started Apple when he was 20, but by 1985 he got fired when he was 30. Jobs started Apple when he was twenty, but by 1985 he got fired when he was thirty. Exceptions to this rule apply to dates/addresses: See WR: P9-g

Trans: Transitions First of all, Furthermore, In addition, Also, Another reason Finally, All in all,

ABV: Avoiding Abbreviations Jobs & Wozniak created Apple in a garage. Jobs and Wozniak created Apple in a garage. I’m thinking OMFG, how did Jobs get fired from his own company? I’m thinking oh my (gosh, god, goodness), how did Jobs get fired from his own company? Jobs had two WTF moments when he got fired from Apple and was told he had cancer. Jobs had two surprising moments when he got fired from Apple and years later was told he had cancer.

VT: Verb Tense During college, Steve return Coke bottles, sleep on friends’ floors, and never worry about the future or be successful. During college, Steve returned Coke bottles, slept on friends’ floors, and never worried about the future or being successful.

S/V: Subject/Verb agreement There was only Jobs and Woz when Apple was created. There were only Jobs and Woz when Apple was Created.

Prn-Agr: Noun/Pronoun Agreement A customer can bring their device to any Apple retail store for help. Customers can bring their devices to any Apple retail store for help.

Spec: Specific Words Needed He, she, him, her, it They, them their, there We, our, us, YOU He felt they copied it although he admits copying from them. Your husband felt Windows copied the Mac although he admits copying from Zerox.

Shift: Writing in 1 st, 2 nd, or 3 rd person More students should drop out, so you can find you’re true passion in life. More students should drop out, so they can find their true passion in life.

MM: Misplaced Modifier After dropping out of college, the Macintosh helped make using computers easier for people. After dropping out of college, Steve created the Macintosh, which helped make using computers easier for people.

CITE: Crediting an Outside Source In my opinion, you’ve got to find what you love. I agree with Steve Jobs when he states, “You’ve got to find what you love.”

FR: Fragment Although many people own some type of Apple product. Although Many people own some type of Apple product.

RO: Run-on Steve was rejected by the first set of adoptive parents they didn’t want to adopt a boy. Steve was rejected by the first set of adoptive parents because they didn’t want to adopt a boy.

CS: Comma Splice I love downloading music to my iPod, my friend says he doesn’t like using iTunes. I love downloading music to my iPod, but my friend says he doesn’t like using iTunes.