MISTAKE MONDAY for Feb. 26: Can YOU spot what’s wrong
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading. This mistake in The Wall Street Journal reminds me that everyone makes mistakes—even companies with professional proofreaders on staff. Don’t beat yourself up when mistakes slip through. […]
Writers, eat your greens!
Eat your greens! For many people, that means eating foods that they don’t enjoy, but which are good for them. In the writing world, I think a comparable challenge is proofreading your text and checking on fine points of grammar. Here are some steps I suggest to help you eat your metaphorical greens. 1. Finish […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for Feb. 19: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading. Believe it or not, this mistake appeared on the AP Stylebook website. I imagined that website would have a rigorous proofreading process. The moral of the […]
Continuous vs. continual
My clients always strive to improve. That makes me face a word usage challenge. What’s the difference between “continuous” and “continual”? I thought about this when reading Harold Evans’ Do I Make Myself Clear? Why Writing Well Matters. Here’s what he wrote: “Continual interruptions” says it all, meaning the speaker resumed his argument after the interruption. […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for Feb. 12: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. (Sorry the type is so small. If you’re on a PC, try pressing CTRL + to enlarge the image. If you’re on a phone, perhaps you can rotate your screen.) I post these challenges to raise awareness of the […]