Need to brush up on your proofreading skills? Read these books, recently recommended by professional editors.
Want to be a better proofreader? Read these books and build your skills
July 19, 2014
July 19, 2014
Need to brush up on your proofreading skills? Read these books, recently recommended by professional editors.
April 21, 2011
… after you stop hyperventilating, of course. Here’s an e-mail I received today from Heather B: Leslie, Recently a friend shared her chagrin at discovering that the closure in an email she sent with her resume to a prospective employer contained an obvious typo. The closure! What would you have advised her to do? Nothing? […]
February 8, 2011
If you’re a web writer, an editor, or a plain language advocate, you’ve probably encountered this frustrating situation frequently. You’re editing a web page or document, and it’s loaded with jargon. You flag the terms you know readers won’t understand and ask the authors to provide plain language substitutes. “Why simplify?” the subject matter experts […]
November 16, 2010
I recently came across an article about 115 forbidden words and expressions compiled by Randy Michaels, CEO of the Tribune Co. The company owns the Chicago radio station WGN, and Michaels forbid radio anchors and reporters from using these words. Among forbidden words and expressions are some that make me cringe as well. 5 a.m. in […]
August 29, 2010
Sometimes the best solution to a problem is the simplest one. Overweight? Eat less. Low on funds? Sell the flowery china you inherited from your great aunt. Flabby, non-engaging web content? Cut it in half. Sometimes the best thing you can do to your web content is just make it shorter by half. My experiment: […]