Monthly Archives: July 2015

ALL CAPS

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Norm Friedman

I don’t want my readers to get too rusty over the summer, but this isn’t the season to throw a tricky quiz at you either. So let’s revisit the fairly straightforward issue of capitalization, a subject we first addressed in … Continue reading →

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Editing Steps II

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Norm Friedman

As promised, here are six more steps to polishing your message – whether it’s a relatively brief email or a hefty report. Invest in strong verbs. Dynamic verbs give writing more zest, but they don’t always show up in the first … Continue reading →

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Editing Steps

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Norm Friedman

Are editing and proofing different? I think so. I see editing as sharpening our content through means such as reorganizing, elaborating, cutting, and rephrasing. I see proofing as rooting out errors in usage, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and facts. And although … Continue reading →

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Your All-Star Opportunity

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Norm Friedman

You and I won’t be on the field this Tuesday night in Cincinnati for the 86th Major League All-Star Game, but here’s your chance to sock some tricky curveballs out of the park. You get four times at bat to … Continue reading →

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Wicked “Which” II

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Norm Friedman

Last week (http://www.normfriedman.com/blog/wicked-which/), I tried to make the which vs. that dilemma less scary, and I promised you a few postscripts. All three relate to using that. Bonus tip #1 Whenever we edit our work and come across that, we should see if that is … Continue reading →

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