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...
by Liz Coursen | Feb 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Another week, another “professional” website to take a look at. These sentences are from a publisher. Yikes! 1) We often receive Manuscripts that require formatting corrections before we can start the editorial and layout processes. What’s...
by Liz Coursen | Jan 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
As I think I have mentioned, all these “target” sentences come from websites where a) there is a “best-selling” author in residence, or b) there are professional writers plying their trade. So spiff it up, people! 1) He relies on more...
by Liz Coursen | Jan 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Posting biographical information on your website is extremely important, establishing as it does your bona fides and answering the question on everyone’s mind: why should I listen to you? If you are found wanting, then your audience will, at best, be skeptical...
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