Should you be sending your readers to the dictionary for every sentence you write?
Tag Archives: Language
On LGBTQ+ editing: Language
What is the language of an LGBTQ+ book? What makes it authentically LGBTQ+?
Going italic for Italian
Let’s not get laissez-faire over this. There are rules! So, settle down with your café noir, if that’s your preference, and let’s discuss italics.
It’s all Greek to me
Do you know your recto from your verso? What’s the difference between MSS and MS? What is this stet I keep seeing on the page? Definitions at the end of the post!
A fine line: between style and correctness
My job is frequently portrayed as being about pedantry. The correct use of the comma, the correct use of subject, verb agreement, the correct spellings.
But that’s not always the case.
Lockdown Blog Day 49
It looks like I’m going to have a lot of bedtime reading tonight!
Lockdown Blog Days 47 and 48
Whether we’re telling a story, selling a product, or issuing governmental directives, clarity is vital. People need to be clear on your message and I fear that a series of ‘if’ statements doesn’t provide a pathway out of lockdown but instead just muddies the water further.
Lockdown Blog Day 40
The Oxford English Dictionary’s New Words List for April 2020 gives these new terms. If you are interested in finding the definitions, head over to their amazing website. It’s one I am using constantly, as words continue to morph and usage changes, especially in these times!
Lockdown Blog Day 11
The current situation has produced a whole new vocabulary. Some words are new, some have been brought out of retirement to be used in these uncertain times.
What has Shakespeare done for English?
It’s Shakespeare week. It’s well known that the Bard coined many phrases that we still use today. Did you know that these well used phrases were all penned by Shakespeare?
