Top posts from 2022’s second quarter
Check out my top posts from the second quarter! They’re a mix of practical tips on grammar (#1 & #2), marketing (#3), investment commentary (#4), and blogging (#5). My posts that attracted the most views during 2022’s second quarter: My five favorite reference books for writers—These books would be great additions to your library. “In […]
When to capitalize prepositions in titles
When you’re writing a heading, headline, or title using title case, when do you use initial capitals for prepositions? Simple rule for when to capitalize prepositions Some sources simply lower-case any shorter preposition. I like the approach taken by Jan Venolia in Write Right! She says, “Capitalize prepositions if they consist of four or more […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for June 27: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. This item has multiple mistakes, but there’s one big one that caught my eye. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Down with meaningless claims!
This blog post was inspired by a section in Business Blather: Stop Using Words That Sound Good but Say Nothing! by Jerry McTigue. As you know, I agree with the mission of this book. Delete meaningless claims In a section called “Enough with the platitudes already,” McTigue criticizes the “litanies of clichés and banalities writers […]
When to send an article to the expert, not an editor
If you work in a marketing or editorial group, the pieces that you work on may get comments from many different people. Sometimes your next step should be to send the piece to an editor to clean up or proofread the writing. Other times, you need to send the piece back to the subject-matter expert—often […]