As you may have noticed, I deal a lot with words. I write daily and often am asked to help rewrite work done by someone else. I edit. I came across this tweet the other day from Fiona Talbot “Discussion in today's Times: does poor spelling mean your writing is bad? What do you think?” … Continue reading Do Poor Spelling and Grammar Mean Your Writing is Bad?
It’s the little words that count
I am attempting not to offend or miscommunicate by learning to choose my words a bit more carefully. In a recent e-mail I used entire, when I should have used partial. This lead to a misunderstanding for everyone who read the e-mail. After a five-minute follow-up phone call, everything was clear. While I needed to … Continue reading It’s the little words that count