I love English, but I’ll be the first one to say it is cruel, unwieldy, illogical, and frustrating. We have words that sound alike but are spelled differently, words that have two meanings, words that are spelled the same but sound different, words that have three meanings, words that mean one thing as a verb […]
Do you want to know an inside secret on how to pitch a blogger? Oh man. Lean in close. No, closer. That’s it. Almost. You have to talk to them like they’re a human being. I know, it’s crazy. It doesn’t have much to do with the length of your pitch or the “Hi” instead […]
You will never write dialog in business writing, except when you do. In press releases, you often have to quote someone. In e-mail exchanges, you might have to recount a verbal conversation accurately. Guys, it just helps to know how to write and punctuate dialog without looking like a jerk. Here’s how to do it:
Here’s a bold statement that I’m sure I’ll be forced to prove somewhere around the end of this post: the things we write when we flack, market, and rep products can change the course of history. I’ll let that stew in your brain-soup for just a moment while I take what must seem like a […]
I love TV. I love it so much that I harshly judge people based on their viewing habits. I’ve ended relationships because of disagreements over which Iron Chef series is better (original, duh). So I take TV very seriously. I also watch a lot of TV online or via Netflix because, you know, geek. I […]
Here’s the thing about writing: it’s on everything. Newspapers, TV shows, blogs, web sites, Twitter, e-mails, press releases, yogurt cups, bus terminal walls, billboards, handbills—all these things are covered in copy. And, like most things in this world, 90% of it is just terrible. It’s a lifeless, mediocre attempt at grabbing and keeping our interest, […]
Happy Friday!! Every now and then we like to give the readers a chance to rediscover a post, or discover one they may have missed. Since we’re busy doing our billing right now (as you probably should be), we’ll give you a summer favorite, the Friday 5. But since it’s been a few months – […]
Happy (hopefully) early-EOD Friday! Before you run off to get your billing finished (you can admit it, it’s ok), take a quick gander at our top 5 published stories of the week (based on pageview and listed in alpha-order) below. Miss something fantastic? – Give it a read now. Enjoy!
Happy (hopefully) early-EOD Friday! Before you run off to get your billing finished (dehh!!), take a quick gander at our top 5 published stories of the week (based on pageview and listed in alpha-order) below Miss something fantastic? – Give it a read now. Enjoy!
Alright All right folks – let’s try this again. As a very late followup to part won of this post, presented below are some of you’re own pet peeves when it comes to proper word youse. And if you haven’t noticed it yet – every underlined word so far is improperly yoused or completely nonexistent. As […]