The most common writing errors in the papers of college freshmen are faults that high school students are capable of overcoming before high school graduation.
MECHANICS | DICTION (word choice) |
COMPOSITION | WRITTEN PRESENTATION |
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Categories of words thoughtlessly used: racist, sexist, ageist usage; cliche, vulgarityWords frequently confused with one another Unidiomatic use of prepositions |
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separate, friend, receiving, immediately, all right, minute, forty, fourteen, a lot, old-fashioned, could have |
Contextually inappropriate words: kid, guy, cop, female (as a noun) mom, human (as a noun), dadFaddish words and phrases: proactive, enthuse |