The top 5 stories about grammar in 2011
Grammatical errors, apostrophe bans, misused punctuation marks, and a plea to use only one space after a period drew the most eyeballs this year.
Grammatical errors, apostrophe bans, misused punctuation marks, and a plea to use only one space after a period drew the most eyeballs this year.
The double-space rule went out with the typewriter—and there’s a logical reason for that.
Are you guilty of making any of these prevalent spelling, word usage or punctuation flubs?
Living-language lovers and venerable verbal virtuosi quarrel over these quaint quibbles. Which side are you on?
This linguist fears the worst if punctuation vanishes altogether.
Guess what. Problematic punctuation is ubiquitous. It’s also profoundly disturbing to a great many people. Here’s what you can do to help.
From perfect PR pitches to a ban on certain words from press releases, here’s what fascinated our readers most in 2011.
Critics depend on PR pros for alerts about new product launches. David Pogue identifies two pitches that grabbed his attention
Online networks have great potential for you and your clients. Are you throwing that potential down the sewer? Well, are you?
The well-regarded online marketplace does the ostrich act concerning a line of tasteless cards. Who suffers? Its other vendors and many of its (former) customers. UPDATED
Choosing the right medium for your message requires understanding the content and your audience. Consider these possibilities.
From key and holistic to solution and proprietary, these words are way beyond their expiration date.
Articles about who to follow on Twitter and how to monitor the platform were popular with our readers, as was a Grade A rant from “corporate communicators everywhere.”
Need help figuring out where the best information for corporate communicators on Twitter is? Here’s a start.
Can’t keep up with all the ways to use Twitter? This handy list helps you get the most out of the platform.