Monthly Archives: March 2015

An Embarrassment of Glitches II

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Norm Friedman

Once again, I have come across an online article containing a treasure trove of common writing problems. See what you spot in this paragraph. A lot of the time, an employee who has recently been promoted to a supervisor role … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got Style

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Norm Friedman

  One of many ways to refine our writing is developing a personal style guide. Some employers have a style guide to help ensure consistency and correctness across all departments, but most don’t. That shouldn’t stop you, however, from maintaining … Continue reading →

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High-Crime Area

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Norm Friedman

In recent posts we’ve been identifying “alarms” we can set on commonly confused words, poorly understood punctuation rules, and other potential stumbling blocks. Today let’s look at a place in our writing that often contains errors: the title line. Because … Continue reading →

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Alarm #3: Re-verberations

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Norm Friedman

Reverberations are loud echoes, and a key to catching unwanted echoes in our writing is setting alarms on common traps so the lack of economy comes through loud and clear. Redundancies like “ATM machine” and “Please RSVP” are well known, … Continue reading →

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