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Comment on A 42-year-old Baby? The Tale of the Misplaced Modifier by kaypaumier

kaypaumier — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:46:02 +0000

Thanks very much.

Comment on A 42-year-old Baby? The Tale of the Misplaced Modifier by Best Hotel Deals

Best Hotel Deals — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:13:37 +0000

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Comment on The Case for Infographics by Susan Monroe

Susan Monroe — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:01:23 +0000

Incredibly powerful. Another, more lighthearted infographic is that of the Washington, DC “Metro” system and, of course, there’s the one of the London Underground.

Comment on Improve Your Search Engine Ranking Through News Releases by Susan Monroe

Susan Monroe — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:24:12 +0000

This is extremely helpful, Kay. And from what I’ve learned in reading a recent Hubspot ebook called “Learning SEO from the Experts,” you can use keywords that are a variation of the keywords you’ve chosen and not cause any harm at all. In fact, the search engines may like that.

Comment on A 42-year-old Baby? The Tale of the Misplaced Modifier by Susan Monroe

Susan Monroe — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:01:31 +0000

One of my favorite misplaced modifiers is “homeless advocate.” What is meant is “advocate for the homeless,” in which case the modifier becomes a noun and ceases to to be a modifier.

Probably crafted in the name of journalistic economy, still the image it calls to mind is sad.

Comment on The Internet Changes Everything – Except Four Things by Susan Monroe

Susan Monroe — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:54:39 +0000

As the old French expression goes, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” And these four things are basics.

I must confess, though, I’m beginning to develop an allergy to the expression “a great customer experience” and “delight” as applied to the customer. Perhaps I’ve been talking a bit to much to AT&T.

Comment on Editorial Calendars: the “Stealth” Publicity Tool by Susan Monroe

Susan Monroe — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:25:32 +0000

This is another excellent post, Kay. I really do hope that you’ll consider making a book out of them. Not just for PR students but for business owners too.

Editorial calendars are critical to getting to the right person at the right time with the right story. Without the help of an editorial calendar, the media relations person is sorta out there, flailing around.

Comment on Fun with English by Susan Monroe

Susan Monroe — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:21:55 +0000

Your post delivered a laugh that I needed today.

These samples of “anguish English” remind me of the samples of church bulletin announcements that have been circulating for years! The one I really love is something like “ladies of the auxiliary will be casting off clothes in the church basement to benefit worthy charities.”

Comment on Words I Love to Hate by kaypaumier

kaypaumier — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:40:18 +0000

I’d like to thank you for your comment suggesting that, at the end of hte day, you don’t want an awesome business driver to go forward.

Comment on Does Your Writing Need a Diet? by Susan Monroe

Susan Monroe — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:38:22 +0000

Ah, I clean up so many sentences like that and endeavor earnestly not to perpetrate the same verbal mayhem on ostensibly innocent colleagues and fellow citizens in the performance of my multifarious professional duties. (Wink, wink).

Great post, Kay. I am ever on alert to remove words like “utilize” from sentences that may be otherwise o.k.