I’m going to provide you with a surefire way to have an error-free document. Really? (Did you catch the error above?* I’ll bet many of you didn’t. This is a real typo I’ve seen in a presentation.) No. Sorry. There isn’t a guaranteed way to prevent all errors in a document. Editors have many tools […]
Sharing Knowledge Without Using It as a Weapon
March 4th is National Grammar Day. (March Forth, get it?) So it is a day for Grammar Geeks like me to celebrate. Several writers are sharing their thoughts about the day. I ran across this posting by Kory Stamper for “A Plea for Sanity” this year. (Warning: brief language, for those who are sensitive to […]
Good Grammar Makes Good Business Sense
I know there people (including me) some others call “grammar snobs.” But I believe that good grammar is an important part of anyone’s professional wardrobe. Don’t just take my word for it. Read this blog post by Kyle Wiens on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network. Here is a preview: If you think an apostrophe […]