Simple Proofreading Process with a Big Name: Ratiocination
Thanks to Alise Isbell for contributing this wonderful post on a very interesting proofreading method. You're bound to catch more errors if you do this! Ratiocination is a miracle that changed the way I write and edit. While not a professional writer, my company trains people how to write more effectively, and ratiocination helps. Webster’s Dictionary defines ratiocina...
January 29, 2010 READ MORE
Eight Proofreading Mistakes that Count!
How’s this for a proofreading horror story: Because of a teeny little typo, people calling for a free cab service on New Year’s Eve ended up connecting with an “adult” chat line instead. Oops. That’s the kind of mistake that most likely ends in a lost client and a very, very unhappy boss. Proofreading is about more than making sure you’ve caught spelling and p...
January 26, 2010 READ MORE
Why You Should Be Googling Yourself: 3 Tips for Online Reputation Management
Image via Wikipedia A lot of marketers will tout the benefits of social media marketing for businesses: You’ve probably heard that businesses actually have two different reputations, online and offline. The same goes for individuals – everyone who’s a member of a social networking site has an online presence. When dealing with the Internet, you have to be proacti...
January 23, 2010 READ MORE
Ten Words to Learn How to Spell in 2010
Make any resolutions this year? I’m going to propose you make one more: Polish your emails. Write flawless notes. Look smarter. Check out this hilarious cartoon on The Oatmeal’s site, Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling. It outlines some of the most commonly misspelled words (and yes, even the best of us make these mistakes sometimes) in a fun, entertaining way. St...
January 11, 2010 READ MORE
Putting the Kibosh on Chillaxing, Czars, and More
I don’t know about you, but I gag just a little when someone talks about a ‘teachable moment’ – and, evidently, so do the folks at Lake Superior State University. Teachable moment is just one of the entries on LSSU’s 2010 list of words that should be banned from our vocabulary due to “mis-use, over-use, and general uselessness.” LSSU’s tongue-in-cheek list ...
January 8, 2010 READ MORE