This originally meant ‘full of artistic or technical skill’. Now its meaning has a very different slant.

Nice

This comes from the Latin ‘not to know’. Originally a ‘nice person’ was someone who was ignorant or unaware.

Awful

This meant ‘full of awe’ i.e. something wonderful, delightful, amazing. However, over time it has evolved to mean exactly the opposite.

Brave

This once was used to signify cowardice. Indeed, its old meaning lives on in the word ‘bravado’.

Manufacture

From the Latin meaning ‘to make by hand’ this originally signified things that were created by craftsmen. Now the opposite, made by machines, is its meaning.

Counterfeit

This once meant a perfect copy. Now it means anything but.

Prove

Originally this meant to test. The old meaning survives in the phrase ‘proving ground’.

Tell

Its original meaning was ‘to count’. Which is how we came by the term ‘bank teller’.

SpellChecker.net

This online tool checks spelling, grammar and has thesaurus information. It is easy to use, paste the text in the box and press the button "Spell check". This online software is also verify text in, British English, French, Portuguese and other languages.

SpellCheckplus.com

This is an online spell and grammar checker. Highlight grammar errors and spelling errors. When you pass your mouse over the highlighted words shows grammar and spelling suggestions. Also, available in French. The free version has advertising.

Community.languagetool.org

It is a simply online spell- grammar checker available in English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and other languages. We can use as an extension of OpenOffice.

Orangoo.com

Verify and correct spelling. Support up to 27 languages. You can verified text or websites.

When you use spell and grammar checker you need to be aware that the tool are not perfect. They are only helping tools that correct basic grammar and spelling. Sometimes these tools do not see great errors, miss prepositions and show texts with no grammatical errors as incorrect. If you have any dude about result of these tools use a dictionary or check grammar rules. Use two or three different tools to check documents. Remember these tools are not "English teachers", they only help you to improve your writing.

So today I think if the student can put himself in a given street location in reference to stores then he has another chance to cover those same prepositions he learned by expressing the position of a pen in reference to a table. The pen is either under, on or over the table as the teacher will demonstrate for beginners but when the student has to see himself on a road in front of an address he has to understand that he becomes "the pen on the table."

Prepositional phrases of time will begin with a preposition and will explain when the activity of the sentence occurs. Sometimes there may be more than one such phrase in sequence. In the example, “ He got a raise at the beginning of the day”, there are two prepositional phrases, initiated with at and for, the first of informs the reader what part of the day the person got a raise.

Prepositional phrases of location can be like, “ He stood on the corner” tells the reader where the person stood. If the person wants to elaborate on the location, he can say, “He stood on the corner in front of the cinema”. Similarly phrases using time and location can be used together to be specific in a different way as in: “ He stood on the corner at half past eight”. This way the learner will learn when to be specific about his use of on, in and at.

1. Irregardless. This word I feel, belongs at the top of the list. I don't really see it as a word. If it were actually a word, the definition would be; “not regardless.” The word that should be used is; “regardless.” (Regardless of what you thought before reading this). I hear this word abused by some people that have college degrees in English! Here is a typical example of what you will commonly see regarding this word: “We continue to use gas in our cars, irregardless of the fact that the price is skyrocketing.” The correct example would be:“We continue to use gas in our cars, regardless of the fact that the price is skyrocketing.”
2. “Care less.” We probably have all been guilty about using this phrase improperly, for example: “I could care less about the score of the game last night.” The correct example would be: “I could not care less about the score of the game last night.”
3. “Intensive purposes.” This one should be: “Intents and purposes.” I have also seen it incorrectly as: “Intense and purposes.” You get the idea though- for all intents and purposes.
4. Supposibly. This is just plain wrong. The correct version is: Supposedly. For example: “Supposedly you are reading this article out of boredom.”
5. Got and gots. I grew up in the South, so I have heard quite a bit of language impairment with “got and gots.” Here is an example of the wrong use: “Your boss gots your paycheck for you.” The correct version would be to eliminate “gots” altogether, and you would have: “Your boss has your paycheck for you.” Here's an example of a misuse of the word “got:” “I got a bag groceries for you.” Again, you can eliminate the word “got,” and you get: “I have a bag of groceries for you.” Got it?
6. “Opposed to” I have seen this one confused with “supposed to,” and I have also seen it spelled as: “Upposed to.” No wonder it's so hard for some people to learn Engrish. (I mean English).
7. “Philharmonica orchestra.” I have played in many country bands, and on more than one occasion heard my drummer refer to the string sound of my keyboard, as sounding like a “philharmonica orchestra!” For those who don't know, the correct use would be: “Philharmonic orchestra.”
8. Hotness. I have heard this used instead of the word heat, like so: “You can feel the hotness in the room with the hot heat.” (I am not making this up. If I only had a voice recorder with me all the time.)
9. Electricianist. I have heard this used by someone to describe my occupation as an “electrician.”
10. Kleenex, Xerox, Coke, and Clorox. I am including all four of these to illustrate the point, that not all face tissues-or wipes, are Kleenex. Kleenex, Xerox, Coke, and Clorox, are brand names. Not every photocopy is a Xerox, all soda is a Coke, and not all bleach is Clorox. 
11. Hot water heater. Why would you want to heat hot water? How about just plain "water heater?"
12. Worser. This of course, gets abused along with "worse" and "worst.
13. Klein's, Channel Lock's, and Vise Grip's. These are all brands of pliers. Lineman's pliers are referred to by electricians as "Klein's." "Channel Lock's" usually refer to adjustable pipe pliers (sometimes called water pump pliers). "Vise Grip's" refer to various locking type pliers. Once again, great examples of advertising genius.
    
14. Libary. Yes there are still people who go to the "libary," as opposed to the library.

I'll probably ad more to the list as I think of them, and I am sure there are a lot more. Thanks for reading, and please be nice with the comments. This is for "info- tainment," a combination of information and entertainment.

In all seriousness, I've never really found a positive answer. I've googled the question countless times (pathetic I know) but I'm still not any wiser. I've heard vague talk from people making the point that "creative writing can"t really be taught' and "a degree won"t really increase a writer's desires to become published.' Fair enough, I thought, but I already knew that. The primary reason I went to University in the first place was to "find myself" and generally just get away from all the commotion going on back home. Maybe I should have thought about the job prospects of a writing degree a little more, but no point dwelling on them now. I had developed a passion for writing and I went with my instincts.

So I've recently graduated, and now I'm thinking "damn, what"s next?!' I emailed the careers centre and came up with this list of possible jobs:

• Newspaper journalist
• Editorial assistant
• Publishing for media, and performing arts
• Screen and radio writing
• Video game content writer
• Freelance writer with extra job to fund
• Proof reader
• PR officer
• Press sub editor
• Copywriter

I was also given this piece of advice:

Many English students write for student newspapers and magazines, get involved with student radio or film societies or volunteer in the community or local schools. For you as an English student doing a non-vocational course, the skills you develop outside your study are critical in developing a rounded CV. The combination of evidence of skills gained from work experience and extracurricular activities, as well as through your study, can help you in CV writing and job applications - and boost your employability.

During my studies, I had work experience as a football writer so I thought that would shift my CV up the employer's pile a little. As yet though, I haven't been able to find a job in the Leeds area that relates to Creative Writing.

I'm currently freelancing while working a "proper job" to keep a roof over my head, which seems to be the common thing with most writers and Creative Writing graduates I've spoken to.

So yeah, at this point of time I'm not really in the position to give advice to fellow writers on the subject of employment; I'm just looking to get a discussion going. I'm still learning, like many others, and would appreciate any words of encouragement.

Oh, and a final word: I don't regret my choice of degree by any means, and I still have a strong passion for writing despite the risky nature that comes with wanting to be a writer. As an Individual, I feel my experience through University has developed my technique and belief in my abilities, particularly seen as though all students were encouraged to share their work with a variety of audience.

On a personal level, this was definitely not a bad thing.

When it comes to building vocabulary, nothing beats reading. Reading allows you to not only to come in contact with new words, but also to gain new knowledge. Reading almost anything will help, but for advanced vocabulary builders, I recommend at least high school level novels and articles.

Writing

I cannot stress enough the importance of writing. Writing allows you to be able to use your new vocabulary in a way that you need not improvise. In other words, if you are not very comfortable with a new vocabulary word, you can take awhile to think about how to use it in your written context.

Study vocabulary roots

Many words, especially big words, contain word roots that can help you decipher their meaning. For example, the word circumlocution contains two roots: circum which means around, and loqu which means talk. From these roots, we can figure out that circumlocution means to talk around, or evasive speech. Having a firm knowledge of the different word roots will help you greatly in building your vocabulary.

Surround yourself with good language

Talk to smart adults who have a wide range of knowledge. These people usually use high level vocabulary and you can pick up many words from them.

Use new vocabulary in daily conversation

This allows you to use new vocabulary in a improvising manner, which allows you to become more familiar with them. Try to use several vocabulary words in conversation everyday.

Keep a vocabulary notebook

Whenever you're reading, keep a notebook handy so you can jot down words that you do not know the meaning of, so you can look them up later.

Make flashcards and look through them everyday

Put the words that you have the most trouble with on flashcards and look through them everyday. This is an old memorizing tactic but it works.

Watch documentaries and news on television

Instead of mindless game shows and soap operas, watch informational television such as documentaries and news broadcasts because these programs usually employ sophisticated language.

Listen to National Public Radio

National Public Radio is a great station that offers news and cultural programming, and also uses sophisticated language. You can also listen to other such stations.

Set your homepage to BBC, MSN, or other news sites

Set your homepage to one of these news sites so you can read a news article everyday. These news articles usually contain high level vocabulary.

For example my sentences at the beginning of this year were choppy and thrown around. "I have a very special item in my life. It is a small crystal handed down to me from my sister." but as the year progressed my sentences began to vary and lengthen, "I think Louis Lowry is communicating that freedom of choice is a privilege. We should all have it, even though we can make wrong ones it is worth it in the long run."

Another example from the first and second paper on fluency are shown in these sentences. "This magic is one of great powers. All you have to do is look deep inside it and push everything else away." As compared to, "Choices can endanger or save you, but without them we are lost and there is no real society, just vague, lost, and robot like. Without choices we are inhumane."

My conventions have made progress even though I could care less about them as the learning was forced upon me by a language arts teacher that actually taught me writing skills for the first time in a few years even though I could care less to learn it. It was forced into my brain where it shall stay. For example I now the comma in a sentence using "but" or "because" comes before the word and not after it. And my grammar has improved slightly. "It has an magic....." I now would never write. I think I knew this at the beginning of the year but am only now catching it. I now catch more mistakes in my writing. This may also be from talking to my smart aleck friend Derek

who will alway give me "crud" about a typo or spelling error. Which isn't apart of school, but shows my growth as a writer over this year.

My conventions and fluency still need continued work even though they have approved. For example even in the newer paper i can pot a few: the sentence, "Choices can endanger or save you, but without them we are lost and there is no real society, just vague, lost, and robot like. Without choices we are inhumane." after society should be a ";" not a comma. And "...just vague lost and robot like..." is not well functioned in grammar and doesn't quite flow; it would be better as "....; we are just vague, lost, and robot like." These are important me because I wan a career as an author and having better skills will save me money on critiques.

I indeed have writing goals for next year the first I say every year and truly do think I can accomplish it next year even knowing more about the field which shows that i advanced my knowledge in it this year as well. This proves I have the motivation since I indeed did get somewhere. Next year I hope to get closer to or perhaps even publishing my first novel and getting it on the market. Working hard on my conventions and fluency will help me to get there. My second goal is to be a better author and not make so many mistakes in my writing the first time around in areas such as conventions and fluency, therefore there will be more work done and less to get done. Ha-ha then I can get essays such as theese done in four minutes of my time and not five and still maintain my A average. Ha-ha.

Roth stated that “the ideas of others, repeated uncritically, do not make a research paper”. Therefore, the author must think and write independently, but also credit the various sources that helped him or her put useful individual ideas into writing. This degree of responsibility and accountability must be developed by any student or author who wishes to create interesting and scholarly research papers.

A good research paper is just the tip of the iceberg. Before writing the actual paper, the author should spend a great deal of time gathering facts, ideas, examples, sources and other related information. If a topic is not provided, the author must also think about a mind provoking theme to talk about, and then narrow it to a specific field of interest. Many authors make the mistake of choosing a topic that is too broad. The result is that they get paralyzed with a flood of sources and ideas, or they simply can’t write anything at all. On the contrary, if the topic of your research paper has been narrowed down to an easily definable topic and a few key points, you are in a terrific position to use that as a starting point or springboard for your supporting ideas.

Forlini stated that “when you have gathered all your supporting material, you are ready to decide on the best method of organization”. Doing the research and gathering of ideas is just half the battle. For a research paper to be considered well written, its ideas must be arranged in a logical order and smooth transition. The real challenge to the writer comes at the actual writing stage. The ideas must be written in such a way that they achieve the writer’s purpose, whether it is to entertain, inform, or persuade the readers. To be able to achieve this, it would be helpful for the writer to develop an outline for the research paper. The purpose of the outline is to list the opening sentence, thesis statement, key points, and supporting sentences of the research paper in an orderly manner. This will ensure that the writer will not digress from the particular topic and will succeed in capturing the attention and winning the acclaim of the readers.

All listed sites here are legal companies that will pay you for your hard work. The sites are carefully reviewed to ensure its reliability and reputation and thus these sites are free of scam.

Triond

Triond is a great writing site as they let you publish any kinds of contents you wish to write for. Here, you can submit written text, picture, podcast and video as well. It is relatively simple to submit your writing content here, you just type in the word processing program and save it before uploading to this site. Then, it will go to the review of the editors. Once it is accepted, it will be published on one of its partner sites.

Here, you earn 50% and Triond earns 50% of the revenue generated from your article. The revenue you get will base upon how many page views, quality, nature of the article and the number of contents you wrote as well. Generally, the more contents you wrote the more shares of revenue that your articles can bring in with you. This is the best sites that I highly recommend to the international users. Besides English, they also publish articles written from Abkhazian to Zulu, which can be a great help for international writers who have not much knowledge of English.

eHow

This is another writing site that pay you for writing How To article. It is nice being published right away here without waiting longer. It is relatively simple to publish your article here. You go to Publish an Article section and later you just fill up their required fields to get the job done before hitting the publish button. By doing this, your article will go directly into their web. The article is more in a framework of steps, and no conclusion is needed. You also have an option to attach video and picture along with your article. They will pay you base on the popularity of the article. This site only pays Americans. International writers may submit their articles here for sharing with others as they will not be getting paid.

JustAnswer

This is a site where you answer questions by your customers to eligible for payment. It is always wise to provide your qualification as a degree, master or doctorate holder, or professional licenses even though you are not required to do so. As an expert, you have to answer questions via posting message or a chat room. If your answer is accepted, you will share the revenue with Just Answer. The more questions you response, the more chances for you to earn a large share of revenue.

Istockphoto

This is another micro-stock photography site which you will get from a 50% to 80% commission for photos you sell on this site. The more photos you sell the more commissions you will get. This site provide “Keymaster” program that will get you some money, too. The keywords you provide for each photo that will be used while customers searching for photos will get you paid for as low as $0.20 each.

Daytipper

Here, you can submit any kinds of practical information about tips, tricks, techniques or hints on doing something that will be helpful for the readers. The length of the tip is generally around one paragraph with a limit to 500 characters. Once you submit your work on a tip, it will go to the editor to review. For each single tip you created which is published on this site, you will get $1.00.

HubPages

This is one of the writing sites that enable you to build a page using blocks called modules and you can add in information, links, and pictures into your own article for your formatting choices before publishing the page and it will go into the web directly.
You earn 60% of the Google Adsense impressions each time someone clicks on the ads that attached to your article. Besides that, you can choose to add e-Bay or Amazon products to earn more money from this program. Like other writing sites, the more you write, the more you will gain revenue generated.

HowToDoThings.com

HowToDoThings.com is another writing site that will pay for your articles. Prior to this, you have to apply to write in a particular field. For example, you want to write about archaeology, and thus you are required to have studied in this field. That means the editors are seeking for an expert in particular field to apply and they expect you to have some qualifications in your specific category. Like HubPages, your revenue is generated via Google Adsense which will earn you 50% of the Google Adsense page impressions. Basically, you have to write How To articles that will encourage people to click on the Google Ads. That means the high click from other parties will get you some handsome money.

Rankrz

Here, you make lists of ranked items. For example, you rate "The Best Digital Camera", "The Best Household Product" and etc. to enable you to make money with Google Adsense and Amazon.

American Consumer Opinion

Each month, this site will send you several screeners which might be a few short questions to answer and you will not be paid for answering these questions. Nevertheless, you are advised to answer to eligible yourself for a full survey that they will send to you later. You will be paid for each survey completed. All members here are directly enrolled for monthly cash drawing which might earn you some extra money. Therefore, it is worth signing up here.

RateItAll

You are given a wide range of items to be rated. It is fun and simple to make money with Google Adsense Impressions here.

StoryMash

If you are creative at writing fiction stories, you may write at StoryMash. You will be rewarded for every chapter and self-published you made on this site. Here, you are also eligible to earn from $100 to over $500 in cash prizes when you are picked up for a winning in the contest.

Helium

Helium is a writing site that pays you for writing original article. To write an article, you go to its site to choose your desired topic to write. Your article will be ranked base upon the peers' vote, popularity and the overall topic of the articles. That means they will pay base upon the performance and how well your article is rated. You might be frustrated with its small pennies, but they do have several contests to get you some extra money. You may also write articles that publishers are looking for at the marketplace to determine whether you want to or not want to sell the article. Sometimes, the publishers may offer $20 to $200 for specific works. Alternatively, you may also choose for earning passive income to continue gaining you some money in a long run.

Associated Content

This writing site works well with many "content producers". To publish articles, videos, and slide-shows, you simply go to the publish button at its top. Then, you will have to fill in the blanks in a step-to-step manner. If you are publishing a general article, it will ask whether you want your content to be exclusive which is an option to pay you more money. It is also best to review for upfront payment which will earn you $3-20 or more than that for each piece of article you wrote. Besides this, every 1000 page views your article received will earn you about $1.50. You may also choose to earn for making passive income which is paid base on performance but not to earn as much with Google Adsense revenue sharing sites. If your content becomes popular on this site, you may also earn an additional monthly bonus. Sadly to say, this site is not for international writers as they only pay Americans.

Dreamstime

This is another micro-stock photography site which you will get from a 50% to 80% commission for photos you sell on this site. The more photos you sell the more commissions you will get. This site provide "Keymaster" program that will get you some money, too. The keywords you provide for each photo that will be used while customers searching for photos will get you paid for as low as $0.20 each.

Constant Content

Here, you can begin publishing your original content after signing up, and you can set the price that someone must pay before using your content. From here, 35% of the revenue will go to Constant Content. At this site, you have full control of your rights either you sell usage rights for small sum of money to be resold over and over for the future usage, or you sell full rights to earn a larger one-time revenue.

Epinions

This site pays you for writing reviews on some particular items that people are frequently searching for. One thing to get noted here is that you should write in clear, attractive and useful reviews to get paid. You will get a small penny each time people read your reviews. For 10 reviews you write, you will get paid for $10 with terms and conditions applied here.

ShareAPic

This is a site for you to share your picture. ShareAPic will share its advertising revenue with you each month. They pay you $0.22 for 1000 views. The more views your pictures get the more revenue you will make on this site. You may also place Adsense ads in your personal gallery on ShareAPic to earn some extra money.

Global Test Market

After signing up for this site, you will have to wait for certain time for them to send you an invitation mail. The mails that you receive will base upon your demographic information. The more details you fill in the more chances you will get invitations from this site. For each completed survey, you will be awarded "market points", which can later be turned into cash, with $1 equals to 20 market points. One thing for you to take note is that you should not ignore the invitations as they might think that you are not interested in filling up surveys and thus they will not send you any invitations in the future. Some invitations need to fill up immediately as it will be closed once the quota is filled up. You may also refer your friends to this site via e-mail to gain more points. Indeed, this is one of the best survey sites worth trying as they send you more invitations as compared to other paid survey sites.

MetaCafe

This is a huge video sharing network which let you to share your original video while at the same time you get paid through the "Producer Rewards" program. Before your video getting published on this site, the editor will review your video. If your video becomes popular, you can earn more money here. For the first 20,000 views, you will be paid $100 plus an additional $5 per 1,000 views thereafter.

Writing Campus

Writing Campus is a writing site that requires you to write a quality article. They call all the writings "blog entries" and the shorter article must be in a length of at least 300 words. Here, you earn 70% of the Google Adsense revenue. Your writings here also earn you money for many years. You can see your money grows if you are writing lots of good quality articles besides promoting their site.

Google Adsense

Among the text ad services, Google Adsense is the most popular and widely known text ad service. The revenue generated from this site is pay-per-click basis. The higher click you get the more revenue it will generate. Besides text ads, they also provide you affiliate banners and buttons, and Google search box as well for you to place on your blog or website. You will get paid every time someone clicks on the ads in the search results. However, you must be careful not to click on the text ads placed on your site or your account will be terminated forever. Thereafter, you are strictly not allowed to open a new account.

Final Remarks

No matter what type of network you are choosing to make money, it will always take in much of your efforts and page views to get you more pennies. It is hardly to tell how much you can earn as different money-making sites may have different types of revenue sharing methods. Even though you sometimes make small pennies that may have disappointed you, you do indeed make some money which could be a big sum in a long run. In conclusion, it worth the time and effort you have put in.
Lastly, I hope the lists are helpful to you for making money online. Good luck and happy making money!