While reading newsgroups, I came across this gem: squiz, (a quick, inquisitive glance, as in “Jerry, have a squiz at this bloke.”). And since I’m feeling especially editorial today, I’ll say thank God for the Aussies, and their apparent love of the the sound of language. Oy! Without them, we wouldn’t have the digideridoo,...
Try to Avoid Duplication Duplication
Today’s problem stems from the common practice of repurposing content that was in print as online docs (aka “brochureware”) — but it occurs in a number of other ways as well. In print, we generally included some related-but-relevant information in our handbooks, manuals, brochures, etc. These items might be found in several different publications....
Details, details, details
Today is round one of the National Spelling Bee, where kids up to 16 years old put the rest of us to shame. The first round includes tricky words ranging from “tenor” to “onomatopoeia” to “rijsttafel.” I’m reminded that I spend a chunk of my time correcting spelling for my many college-edumacated content publishers,...