I.e. versus e.g.–which is correct?
I.e. versus e.g.—do you know the difference between the two? I confess that I often do a Google search to remind myself of which is which. That’s one of the reasons I’d like to abolish these terms from the English language. But they’re not going away, so let’s examine them. Meaning of i.e. versus e.g. […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for September 3: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. Hint: This is a problem that spell-checking software won’t catch. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Quit sending irrelevant press releases!
As the editor of a monthly magazine, I receive many irrelevant press releases. All that those press releases achieve is to annoy the heck out of me. Your lesson from this? Quit sending irrelevant press releases. Learn what topics are relevant How do you learn what’s relevant? Of course, the fastest solution may be to […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for Aug. 27: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I had to read this twice before I spotted the big problem. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Do your blog posts have laugh lines?
A fashion magazine article praising laugh lines surprised me. What about all those years of magazines slamming “laugh lines” as “crow’s feet”? And, what can this reversal tell you about your blog posts? Here’s part of a crow’s feet apology in “For the love of laugh lines” in Allure (sorry, it’s not freely available online). We […]