A Blooper in the Society Pages: “Couple”
In recent weeks, several readers have brought up one of my most cringe-worthy grammar peeves: using the incorrect subject-verb agreement with couple. Read more
Tag Archive for: business writing
7 Wasted Words to Wash From Your Vocabulary
Last week’s post about purging the word particular spawned many discussions and questions regarding other wasted words. Connections and friends through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter shared their own stories of worthless words. Read more
UnsplashWacky Word Question: Is He Moving Backward or Backwards?
Keep the “wacky words” coming! Thanks to all of you who have been commenting and adding to our wacky-word conversation these past few months. Please continue to post your questions and share your examples. This week’s word choice winner is backward/backwards. Read more
Photo by Keith Johnston on UnsplashAre You Sprinting “Toward” the End Zone or “Towards” the End Zone
Keep the “wacky words” coming! Thanks to all of you who have been commenting and adding to our wacky-word conversation these past few weeks. Please continue to post your grammar, speaking, and punctuation questions and share your examples. This week’s winner is toward/towards. Read more
Photo by Leon Contreras on UnsplashBursting into Flames with This Week’s Wacky Word
Keep the “wacky words” coming! Thanks to all of you who have been commenting and adding to our wacky-word conversation these past few weeks. Please continue to post your questions and share your examples. This week’s winner is inflammable. Read more
Photo by Isaac Taylor from PexelsPurge this Wacky Word from Your Vocabulary
Thanks to all of you who have been commenting and adding to our wacky-word conversation these past few weeks. Please continue to post your questions and share your examples. Meanwhile, get ready to purge this week’s wacky word from your vocabulary. See if you can spot the culprit in these sentences: Read more
https://gratisography.com/photo/messy-pig-cake/Wacky Word Choice: Only Cakes Get Done
Following virtual training sessions on Write It So They Read It: Technical Writing for Non-Technical Employees or Proof It! How To Be a Better Proofreader, participants send me questions about grammar and writing and punctuation they encounter at work. I’m reaching inside the figurative mailbag to answer questions from readers. Please tag me with your pesky punctuation or confusing word choice question, and I’ll be sure to answer. Read more
Photo by Jelleke Vanooteghem on UnsplashAre You Accidentally “Verbing”?
Following virtual training sessions on Write It So They Read It: Technical Writing for Non-Technical Employees or Proof It! How To Be a Better Proofreader, participants send me questions about grammar and writing and punctuation they encounter at work. For the next three weeks, I’m reaching inside the figurative mailbag to answer questions from readers. Please tag me with your pesky punctuation or confusing word choice question, and I’ll be sure to answer. Read more
Email in the Time of Corona
With a nod to the book Love in the Time of Cholera, what about Email in the Time of Corona? Read more
