Writing & Editing

Apostrophe errors drive us all nuts. The BBC unmasks a hero who’s doing something about it.

A little white lie to yourself can help you cease your lollygagging and get to work—and even enjoy the process.

You shouldn’t have to rely on Google or spell check every time you’re uncertain about how to spell a word. Employ these rules, tips and tricks to keep your brain sharp and your writing clean.

Communicators are advised to use the new term sparingly. The guide’s entry for ‘gender’ was also updated, and a new entry for ‘homophobia’ and ‘homophobic’ was added.

You can drive yourself crazy in the pursuit of perfection. Take a step back and follow this advice for making writing easier.

Although you might think that using your industry’s nomenclature makes you sound intelligent or offers you a shortcut, it often damages your chance to entice readers.

With tips from this free white paper, your prose will capture hearts and minds.

If you’re confused by terms surrounding cyber security attacks and digital tools, a new dictionary seeks to explain using simple language.

Writers rely too much on the tired verb “to be.” Here’s how to eliminate it and put more zing in your stories.

These tips will help you avoid run-on sentences, the overuse of exclamation points, and missing or misplaced commas.

Some might use this time of the year to air out their houses, but we suggest embracing the spirit of deep cleaning by brushing up on these writing rules.

Google extension spares Irish patriots the irritation of seeing others get the saint’s name wrong.

A missing comma in a Maine labor law cost dearly in a lawsuit. So should we all start using the serial comma? Slip on your brass knuckles and join the debate.

From a cavalier attitude about the serial comma to embracing jargon and annual reports, you won’t catch these phrases coming from wordsmiths’ mouths.