At some point or another, we’ve all probably said something like “Me and John are going to the store.” However, I’m suggesting it is better to use “John and I” instead. Why? The Emotional Impact First, “John and I” and “Me and John” convey different tones. Starting a sentence with “me” can give the impression […]
How to Bore, Confuse and Alienate Your Readers
Conventional wisdom says that you should write clearly and concisely to educate and entertain your readers. However, given the poor quality of a lot of writing today, I think many writers bore, confuse and otherwise alienate their readers. I’ve studied lots of poorly written material and believe their writers follow these 10 rules. Rule #1: […]
What is ChatGPT? Why Should You Care? And How Do You Get Started Using It?
ChatGPT is well named, if only because lots of people are “chatting” about it. In case you’ve missed it, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can answer questions, draft content and summarize written material. ChatGPT does a lot more than that, but those are three of its primary capabilities. There is understandably a […]
Proofreading 101
I am continually amazed at the number of typos and other written errors I find. How could such mistakes happen? It’s easy because we read: The outside shapes of words, not the individual letters Words in phrases, not just individual words Words in context, not isolated from the sentence’s meaning. Specifically, aoccdrnig to rscheearch at […]
Words of the Year
Each year at this time, publishers of English dictionaries reveal their “words of the year,” which are primarily based on the number of searches for the word or words on the dictionaries’ websites. I am always surprised at some of the choices. See what you think. Goblin mode: Oxford Languages, the creator of the Oxford English […]
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