Here are the links I shared this week that people liked the most: Why Facebook and Twitter Are Embracing Ecommerce 8 hilarious examples of why punctuation matters The CIA Released Their Style Guide, and It’s Absolutely Fascinating How to Handle Social-Media Criticism Dashes and hyphens: what’s the difference? Should You Block Social Media At Work?… Continue reading Hot Pepper Highlights: 25 July 2014
Category: Writing
Dashes and hyphens: what’s the difference?
First off, no matter what anyone tells you, this is not the dash key: That’s a hyphen on that key. Also, pressing it twice does not equal a dash. There are three main symbols that are often mistaken: hyphen, en dash, and em dash. I’ll discuss those in this article. Others, such as the figure… Continue reading Dashes and hyphens: what’s the difference?
Hot Pepper Highlights: 18 July 2014
Here are the links I shared this week that people liked the most: Why you should increase your followers: keep your community fresh 8 hilarious examples of why punctuation matters Really bad analogies written by high school students Why I advocate for the use of Ms. How Google Maps Results Can Crush a Successful Business… Continue reading Hot Pepper Highlights: 18 July 2014
Difference between “between” and “among”
“Between” and “among” are two commonly confused words, but remembering the difference is fairly straightforward.
Hot Pepper Highlights: 11 July 2014
Here are the links I shared this week that people liked the most: Why I advocate for the use of Ms. When “thanks to” is thankless Why you should increase your followers: more engagement 3 simple tips to remember whether to use “more” or just add “er” 10 ways to get more eyeballs on your… Continue reading Hot Pepper Highlights: 11 July 2014
Why I advocate for the use of Ms.
Indulge me for a minute or two, as I get a bit political in this post. I debated posting on this topic, but ultimately opted in favour of it given its connection to language and usage. While many seem to believe that the English honorific “Ms” was a recent invention of feminists, its actually as… Continue reading Why I advocate for the use of Ms.
5 ways to wake up your lazy writing
Over the last 28 years, I have edited a lot of documents. In that time, I’ve seen my fair share of lazy writing; actually, I may have seen even more than my fair share. I’ve noticed that much of the lazy writing often falls into a handful of categories. Here are 5 ways to wake up… Continue reading 5 ways to wake up your lazy writing
Hot Pepper Highlights: 27 June 2014
Here are the links I shared this week that people liked the most: The 4 image sizes you need to know to perfect your Facebook page Writing tip: capitalizing headlines 7 Easy Ways to Recycle Your Blogposts How to Write 225 Words Per Minute With a Pen Ignore these 3 steps, and your Twitter followers… Continue reading Hot Pepper Highlights: 27 June 2014
Hot Pepper Highlights: 20 June 2014
Here are the links I shared this week that people liked the most: 30 words you’re probably getting wrong How to Create Awesome Social Media Visual Content That Gets Results Canadian Style Tip #31: The en dash: compound expressions A Complete Guide to Visual Content 8 Ways to Find Out How Your Company Fits Into… Continue reading Hot Pepper Highlights: 20 June 2014
Difference between loose and lose
“Lose” is a verb. It means to misplace something or to not win something. I better not lose my car keys again. I predict that the Hurricanes will lose their last hockey game. “Loose” is an adjective and means something that isn’t tight or it’s free from constraint. My pants are too loose. Lethbridge roads are… Continue reading Difference between loose and lose