Is it less or fewer?
14 May 2009
Take this sign at my local ASDA grocery store. Is it right? Well, no it's not. But it's not the only supermarket that's been having less/fewer issues. A couple of years back Tesco changed the wording on their fast-track checkouts to avoid any - as they called it - linguistic disputes. They replaced the '10 items or less' signs with...
Me, myself or I?
12 May 2009
People often use I because they want to come across as being polite. Or a bit posh. Wrong! So when do you use me, myself or I? The absolutely easiest way to remember is to simply take the other person out of the sentence. Jack and I/me went to the cinema. I went to the cinema. The letter had to be signed by Sharon and I/me. The letter...
How to proofread. 12 steps to perfect copy
07 May 2009
You've planned, done an outline, written a first draft and edited. Are you done? Not quite. The last thing you need to do is proofread. And here's the easiest way to do it. 1. Take a break Preferably not a three hour one down the pub. But even a 15 minute break will refresh your eyeballs and help you spot errors...