I was wondering if after all these years, you’d like to hear how I explain the difference between it’s and its to people who misuse it. Well,… Read more “Hello, it’s me”
Month: January 2016
The best thing to put into your writing is yourself
Sometimes, I read things that feel as though they were written by computers. Soulless, trite, nearly meaning-free bits of text that leave me no more edified, amused,… Read more “The best thing to put into your writing is yourself”
Like, such as, and why the difference matters
When I copy-edit, there’s an invisible checklist of things I look for. Obviously, grammar and spelling errors are the most important things to fix, as they look… Read more “Like, such as, and why the difference matters”
Spells for spelling
At my last office job, several of my colleagues were native francophones (very common in the Ottawa area). Occasionally, one of them would wonder aloud about the… Read more “Spells for spelling”
