Failblog Friday: I’d Like to Meet this George Brownridge
This retracted thank-you ad is a great reminder that you should always have someone who represents your audience but DOES NOT work in your office/building/company proofread your ads, publications, or anything else it’s feasible have read in advance. In this ad, the responsible party clearly knew what they meant, but did not make that clear [...]
I Stand Corrected
As an editor or proofreader, there is The Line. The Line is the difference between being a capable and knowledgeable grammarian and being an unbearable know-it-all twit. Some people are able to straddle this line better than others.
Correcting those you work with has to be done judiciously if you don’t want the whole office falling [...]
Editing vs. Proofing
Most people don’t understand that editing and proofreading are not synonyms. This article explains the difference so that you can get the most out of your revision process, whether you are a contractor, working in-house somewhere, or just trying to get the process down yourself. So let’s take a look at the writing process:
Prewriting: Initial [...]
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