Odds and Ends
From the author of the Myron Bolitar novels (one of my favorite form of airport/airplane entertainment) I don’t outline. I usually know the ending before I start. I know very little about what happens in between. It’s like driving from New Jersey to California. I may go
Ling- English
So here we are in the era of Word's red-underline "wrong spelling, dumb ass" feature and Outlook's Always Check Spelling Before Sending option, and still the mistakes proliferate. Catching typos is easy (although not everyone does it). It's the other stuff
English language
A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus:What am I trying to say?What words will express it?What image or idiom will make it clearer?Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?He will probably ask himself
English language
You achieve plain English when you use the simplest, most straightforward way of expressing an idea. You can still choose interesting words. But you'll avoid fancy ones that have everyday replacements meaning precisely the same thing. - Bryan Garner on "Plain English" And you will find several
Business Communication
Or, decode this: "It is my desire to develop and generate the revolving scheme to filter to the consuming public in." Yes, there is more where that came from.
buzzword
Customers will gladly pay more for an experience that is not only functionally but also emotionally rewarding. Companies that are skilled at unlocking emotional issues, then creating economic value propositions that win with consumers, avoid commoditization. (via) Related entry: Buzzword users deserve a whack (6-11-06)
writing
The argument: * Cyclists are healthier than most. * Healthy people live longer. * Living longer means consuming more energy. The wording: Traveling by bicycle may cause more environmental harm than driving around in pollution-spewing, fossil-fuel-swallowing cars and sport utility vehicles. (via) Call me Strunkish, but I'll take
Business Communication
In fact, however, what I've just said is a bit misleading because it suggests that fully formed thoughts exist in some inner mental space and manage to make it into the outside world when they are clothed in the proper syntactical and lexical forms. But as everyone used
Business Communication
Here is a good short introduction to the Oracle of Omaha. Folksy and brainy has earned him a tangible net worth of over $40 billion, most of which he has just given away to charity. Buffett's annual letters to shareholders are priceless.