Tag: Writing
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If you have ever looked online for information on alt text, you will have likely found several prescriptive rules, an itemized list telling you not to use “image of” or an empty value (alt=””). While these are good for finding problems with existing alt text or telling you what not to write, they don’t really…
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Some writers may argue that logically moving from one point to another in a piece of writing is important. However, I’d argue that moving a reader from one point to another in a piece of writing is even more important. This is where the idea of transitions comes into play, and this is my topic…
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Recently, I wrote about awkward plurals used in English, focusing mostly on the linguistic history related to why we say the things we do. Today’s post is a bit different. While there is a bit about etymology, there are several other practical tips and bits that can be used daily with plurals derived from Latin.…
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The Other Side of Elsewhere: Lost in Thought is a personal writing project in progress; there is no workflow, design, or 508 compliance relevance to it. The HTML is compliant, but my designs generally are. I’m posting it here because sometimes people need a break just to have a laugh. British English is used intentionally…
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Few things are more upsetting than having an editor or proofreader “correct” something that is already correct. Yes, hypercorrections are as real as they are bothersome. Here are a few common misunderstandings that lead to hypercorrections. Consult the references at the end for further reading. A Myriad of or Myriad Myriad can be a noun…