How to become literate: 5 practical tips

In today's world, a person is not enough to be an expert in your field. Everywhere and always meet on clothes, so watch out for his speech.

Unfortunately, many people forget about the rules of the Russian language from leaving school because they believe their unnecessary element of life. You've heard these excuses: "I'm not at the dictation," "it's just a messenger, then you can write whatever you like," and many others. Do not waste your nerves and do not argue with a man he did not try to prove anything.

Of course, the high level of literacy is not a guarantee of success. And typos do everything - there is nothing wrong with that. Much more important to avoid systematic errors and violations which may spoil your image.

Today we look at five tricks that will help you handle the language more confidently.

1. Read more

Trite? Yes. effectively? Also yes. With regular reading quality literature brain remembers even the most complex words, phrases and grammatical constructions. By the way, I read in today's world as never comfortable UNESCO study

Reading in the mobile eraDevoted to the influence of the use of mobile devices to the level of literacy in developing countries, has shown that the available literature, the more vocabulary and skills proficiency.

2. Keep handy dictionaries and reference books

Our smartphones and tablets, and here come to our aid. The recommendation is very simple: you need to have on hand authoritative explanatory dictionaries and spelling, as well as look at the portals that link to recognized sources (eg "Gramota.ru», «The web edition of the rules of the Russian language», «Russian Philology portal»). Do not be lazy: open the correct rule or check the spelling of a word whenever in doubt. Of course, it is better to do more exercise in special grammar book of problems (for example, "High on the Russian 6 in 1", "Russian language - reading and writing, preparing for the exam, CT"), but do you think that is too much.

3. Turn off autocorrect on your phone

Council ambiguous and not suitable for everyone. When AutoCorrect included, we often do not even pay attention to it, how to write a word. Gadget decides for us and writes for us. Try turning off the AutoCorrect and look at what you write. If there is a desire to understand how to write the words, leave off the AutoCorrect and work on spelling. If for you it is too difficult or long, try to pay attention to the proposed devaysom options and memorize them. In both cases, the selection necessarily activate misspelled words (typically red underline).

4. Always try to write correctly

Whether it is the entrance or chat dialogue with girlfriend / boyfriend, respect the language in which you communicate. This not only will benefit your image, but also help you develop the habit of always abide by the rules and everywhere.

5. Read educational publications, channels and community

Adepts of careful attitude to the language is not so little as it seems. Many of them are the editors and authors of various publications, publishing materials about the spelling, punctuation and vocabulary. Choose a few favorite portals and stay tuned. Increased interest is guaranteed.

Feel free to share in the comments how you feel about literacy in the modern world.