In today's text, Twitter, social media world, people are getting more and more lazy about their grammar and spelling, according to This Embarrasses You and I*, an article in the Wall Street Journal.  

The article begins with:

When Caren Berg told colleagues at a recent staff meeting, "There's new people you should meet," her boss Don Silver broke in. "I cringe every time I hear" people misuse "is" for "are," Mr. Silver says. He also hammers interns to stop peppering sentences with "like." For years, he imposed a 25-cent fine on new hires for each offense. "I am losing the battle," he says.

We checked with Grammar Girl to get some quick and dirty tips for writing you can implement at work immediately.

Her advice follows:

1. Always use spell check . Internet browsers, content management systems, Pages, Word, and most software have spell check built in. Use it!
2. Cut down on text slang . We all use LOL or OMG or WTH with the best of them, but when writing, spell out your acronyms. You don't say LOL when you speak. Don't write it, either.
3. Know the difference between your and you're . Your is possessive, as in "your car" or "your business." You're is short for you are. Know which you're trying to say.
4. Same for its and it's. It's is possessive and is short for it is. Read your sentence out loud. If you can say "it is" without it sounding goofy, it's is the proper use. If it sounds ridiculous, you can use its.
5. The word "that" is rarely necessary. If you can write the sentence without the word "that," remove it. It's very rare it's a necessity. 
6. Stop using the word "like." Just like Don Silver in the example like above, like too many people like use the word like.