12/21/12 News Roundup
Submitted by Erin Brenner on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 6:20am
Just in time: five tips to freelancing during the holidays. Also in today’s News Roundup: a pleasing mix (we hope) of serious and fun before we head out for the break. Happy holidays, all!
Top pick
“Freelancing at Christmas”: Five tips to being a freelancer during the holidays. (Freelance Advisor)
More great articles
- “Grammar to the Rescue”: To improve writing, we need to teach grammar. Really. (Lingua Franca)
- “Flack Attack”: How calling a PR pro a flack went from a compliment to an insult. (The Grammarphobia Blog)
- “The History of Yule”: From pagans to Christians, yule has made the rounds. (The American Heritage Dictionary Blob)
- “Clearing Up Christmas Carol Confusions”: Singing carols this holiday? Watch out for those mondegreens. (Blog Excerpts)
Friday bonus
In defense of Xmas, from our friends at Merriam-Webster:
Sorry I cannot concede under way (as an adverb) as one word. That's wrong.
