Author: Sarah Turner

19 Feb 2010

Posted at 12:15h in Grammar tips, Word stuff by
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I was thinking about metaphors on the journey into work this morning. And that’s because practically every single segment on the radio used a metaphor at some point. Metaphors make a comparison between two things that are basically different but have something in common. So Arsene Wenger was boiling mad over Porto’s dodgy goal Bankers’ bonuses are difficult to swallow The ball rocketed into...

10 Feb 2010

Posted at 16:59h in Bloopers, Grammar tips, Punctuation tips by
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Friend and SEO colleague, Rob Dobson, emailed me this pic this afternoon from the Fulham Road, London. Hmmm…nice shop. Poor sign. But La Maison is in good (bad?) company. Take a look at these corkers that have been sent to the MSN News site recently.  Do not cling? Do not climb? Or what the heck. Let's have both. Yeah, help us reduce crime against...

05 Feb 2010

Posted at 11:43h in Word stuff by
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I have a sneaky regard for Mr Justice Tugendhat. Not least because I once stayed in his villa in France. The esteemed Tugendaht, you may recall, last week revoked an injunction granted to England football captain, John Terry, blocking newspapers reporting his alleged affair with an England team mate’s Mrs. Waving the flag for free speech, Tugendhat decided it was in...

02 Feb 2010

Posted at 12:15h in Bloopers, Grammar tips by
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I spotted this on the Holloway Road this week. Well we have just had a recession. So I guess some businesses may be stationary. But I don’t suppose this is what they are talking about.                                                Come on people. This is a schoolboy error. The easiest way to remember the difference:  stationers (with an E) sell stationery (also with an E).                                ...

28 Jan 2010

Posted at 12:03h in Website & SEO copywriting by
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I was chatting to friend and colleague Matt Hodkinson from YourSeoConsultant this week. And we were talking about Google’s introduction last month of personalised search for ‘everyone’, and whether or not it would have a detrimental effect on search results. Google personalised search works like this: if there’s a site you frequently visit, Google is more likely to show you this...

25 Jan 2010

Posted at 16:31h in Grammar tips, Word stuff by
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I was watching some of the Iraq Inquiry last week. And it got me thinking: when do we use inquiry and when do we use enquiry? A quick search online reveals that some institutions use both (yes, I’m talking about you Evening Standard). However, it’s generally considered that enquire is the British spelling and inquire the US spelling. But as we...

08 Jan 2010

Posted at 12:38h in Social media by
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At various social gatherings over the holidays the subject of Twitter frequently came up. “Oh, I don’t use Twitter, it’s a complete waste of time.” “Yes, Sarah, but have you got any work from it?” “I’m glad you’ve got the time to muck around all day.” “No, I’m far too busy for that.” “What’s Twitter then?” And it got me thinking: what do I use Twitter...

07 Jan 2010

Posted at 11:12h in Bloopers, Copywriting by
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Out and about over the holiday period I snapped these lovely pics on my mobile phone. You know those posters that people make which have loads or ClipArt, WordArt and about six different colours? This isn’t one of them. This 'poster' was stuck to the ladies’ loo wall of a pub in Battersea, where I was watching the footie last week. Times...

29 Dec 2009

Posted at 13:07h in Words about me by
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I thought long and hard about this post. Not the actual content. But whether I should write a post about me at all. (And would anyone be in the least bit interested?) I follow lots of people via their blogs and on Twitter. And I guess the ones I value the most and those people who I feel I really know....