by Liz Coursen | Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
I saw three different websites use the phrase “comprised of” this week, so it’s time for a refresher. Oops, make that four: This council is comprised of executive level security professionals from business, government, education and law enforcement....
by Liz Coursen | Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
1) Televerde will be a Titanium Sponsor at this years summit. It’s this year’s, not years. 2) Our customized onsite business writing course is based on this simple principle: give staff the tools they need to write user-friendly and readable documents more efficiently...
by Liz Coursen | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
EditNATION.com Punctuation and Grammar Quiz #9 Kind of a grab bag this week, with content from all over the map, from eBay to HuffPo to “professional” writers. Most of my material, however, came from one cluster of sites that were written by a...
by Liz Coursen | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
1) Our team of globally-renowned writers are hand-picked for each project because of their focus and experience on that particular vertical. Rule: “Team” is a collective noun, which means it is always treated as a singular noun, which means it takes a singular verb,...
by Liz Coursen | Feb 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago I joined a LinkedIn group of marketers, thinking I was going to read some brilliant prose. Oh, boy, shock of my life! These people get on and post some of the most poorly punctuated material I’ve ever read. Even though they don’t seem...
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