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Obama’s a great orator, but he still confuses me, myself, and I

Friday, February 27, 2009

What I mean, of course,  is not that I’m confused by President Obama’s speeches, but that he has a tendency to choose the wrong pronoun when referring to himself. Like many people, he seems to have had the “Suzy, Sally, Billy, and I” pattern drilled into his head as a child to the extent that [...]

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As always, simpler is better

Monday, February 16, 2009

I’m a firm believer in simplicity in writing. Using 5-syllable words when 2-syllable words would do may make you *feel* smart, but it doesn’t make you look smart. One of my standard tasks as an editor is combing through language looking for ways to make meaning clearer — and simplicity in language helps without exception.
Here’s [...]

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Spell check won’t save you from all mistakes, but it does catch some biggies…

Friday, February 13, 2009

Like this subject line, which arrived in my inbox today:
 Yak is bringing more jobs ot Canada!
Ot Canada, eh?

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