In the April–May 2018 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for algorithm. Here’s the answer: Play more word games on our blog!This post is only available to members. … [Read more...]
Wordoku Answer: Pointedly
In the February–March 2018 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for pointedly. Here’s the answer: Play more word games on our blog!Can't access this article? Become an Individual subscriber, and gain immediate access to all our games and newsletters! … [Read more...]
Sharing Bad News: Focus on the Message
Life is good when copyeditors rule the communication process. But for important messages, such as a company’s crisis communications, the writing is often done by committee. The results can be awful, and changing anything can involve a battle. In a crisis communication, we have to deal with a … [Read more...]
Wordoku Answer: Townscape
In the December 2017–January 2018 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for townscape. Here’s the answer: You can play more word games on our blog.This post is only available to members. … [Read more...]
Singular They: Balancing Style Guides and Common Sense
Most of our important references for English usage agree that the pronouns they, their, and them are not always the plurals we expect them to be. The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary gives the plural construction of they as the first definition, but it also offers a definition (1b) that matches … [Read more...]
Wordoku Answer: Vibrantly
In the October–November 2017 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for vibrantly. Here’s the answer: You can play more word games on our blog. This post is only available to members. … [Read more...]
Simplifying Complicated Sentences
A simple idea may have exceptions, further information, qualifications, and multiple avenues for expression. All these are easily and simultaneously understood by the author, but sometimes they all get jammed into sentences that become impenetrable to the reader. Consider this paragraph: Let us … [Read more...]
Wordoku Answer: Jocundity
In the August–September 2017 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for jocundity. Here’s the answer: You can play more word games on our blog. … [Read more...]