Weekly Reflection (Week 7)

During the one-hour class, Miss Amreet taught us on the writing style for the web. I learned on the style of the writing itself because this would be beneficial for us later when we designing the homepage. As for the formal kind of website, I learned that I need to use formal language with correct grammar whereas for the informal websites, I still need to use correct grammar but the writing style can be a bit informal. I found that the best way to state the time in our writing is like this; 7a.m instead of 7AM, 7 ante meridiem, or 7 in the morning. This is because it is a lot shorter and clearer to write this way. Finally during designing the website, I also need to consider the font uses. The size should not be too small or too big. Meanwhile for the colour of the font, it is best to use only three colours in websites rather than too many. This is to avoid confusion for the readers while reading our websites.

            The topic during Monday’s class is continued during the two-hour class on Wednesday. It is clear to us that Lingo words such as brb (be right back) and lol (laugh out loud) are strongly forbidden for formal websites as this can confuse a lot of readers. Some of the question asked during this class are cliché’s and swear words okay? Likewise, for business purposes, all these aspects are not allowed and forbidden. Often we encounter with gender bias during writing. We tend to use ‘he’ instead of ‘she’, thus absolutely it shows gender bias. Therefore, it is best to addressing people as one when you are speaking about people in general or directly to the reader. 

Next, I also learned the grammar rules like the use of apostrophes and the use of me or I. If you are the subject of a particular sentence, thus we need to use I instead of me. For example; Sally and I went to the movies. Finally, I learned about malapropism and spelling mnemonics. For example, mouses or mice? Accommodate or accommmadate? Miss pell or misspell?