Practical Pointers

One of the most common mistakes I see in pieces I’m asked to proofread (and even plenty of materials I see already published out and about in the world) is the improper use of it’s and its. So what do each of these mean? When is it proper to use each? It’s more simple...

You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, so it really is important to give everything you do a careful proofread. Just reading it over casually is not enough, as our tendency as humans is to read something we’ve written like it should sound (even...

There’s no doubt that email can be a tool to help speed up communications. Rather than trying to communicate something over the phone that is better done in writing, or having to send a document by mail and wait a few days for a response, email provides a way to send...

While the Web has become one of the great connectors of our time, making communication with faraway places practically instantaneous, it can also sometimes feel a little impersonal. Yes, the Internet helps us get the info we need in a timely fashion, but it also often...