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What makes good writing?
It’s no surprise to anyone when I say I love words… which obviously means I also love books. And if you’re a fellow book fan,
Keeping a secret
Redacting documents – obscuring elements for legal reasons, or because they’re commercially sensitive – is a tricky business. Here are a couple of cautionary tales.
Well, it said so on the internet…
If you want to know who founded the Independent newspaper, you’d better not go to Lord Justice Leveson’s report on the behaviour of the press for your information.
How much does getting it wrong online cost?
There’s been an interesting debate recently within the Language Consultancy Association (LCA) community about the extent to which correct spelling and grammar on commercial websites matter – as in really matter, in terms of costing you business.
You can make it up
Collins, as in the dictionary publishers, have come up with a novel twist on the standard (and perhaps rather hackneyed) ‘new words since our last edition’ formula as a way of attracting media attention (and a mention on the Accuracy Matters website, for that matter).
Looking out of the window
We recently completed a major editorial project on the natural environment, working on material written by people who are clearly experts in their field.
David Crystal spells it out
David Crystal has a new book out next month – Spell It Out: The Singular Story of English Spelling – on one of my favourite topics.
