Archive for November, 2016

Wordiness, and How to Avoid It

Wordiness, and How to Avoid It

Written by on November 30, 2016 in blog, grammar, writing with 0 Comments

Wordiness Communication is so important in today’s world, that I’m always puzzled by the terrible misuse of the language. Many people seem to go out of their way to make things sound complicated; in fact, the legal and insurance businesses do it on purpose, I’m sure. They fill their documents and contracts with wordiness so […]

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Writing Faster, *And* With No Mistakes

Writing Faster, *And* With No Mistakes

Written by on November 22, 2016 in blog with 0 Comments

learn the secret to writing faster with fewer mistakes.

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Grammar Doesn’t Matter — or Does It?

Grammar Doesn’t Matter — or Does It?

Written by on November 16, 2016 in blog with 1 Comment

Grammar Doesn’t Matter—or Does It? 17 Time-Consuming Words/Phrases That Make You Look Like An Ass (And, waste your time) There are a lot of people who like to sound intelligent, but at the same time the speak as if grammar doesn’t matter. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to sound intelligent, but they go about it […]

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Absolutes, And Why You Shouldn’t Use Them

Absolutes, And Why You Shouldn’t Use Them

Written by on November 2, 2016 in blog with 0 Comments

Absolutes: Absolutes are everywhere. Many of you remember The Princess Bride and the Spaniard uttering his now-famous line—You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. How can we ever forget Vizzini’s (Wallace Shawn) use of the word, inconceivable or Mad Max (Billy Crystal) pronouncing the Spaniard’s friend, […]

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