I have a thing for infographics. There's something appealing about seeing data visualized. Who wants to look at a boring old spreadsheet if you can look at colorful charts and graphs? I also have a thing for grammar. As the daughter of an English teacher, I have little … [Read more...]
Why You Don’t See Your Own Typos (and What to Do About It)
A self-admitted word and grammar nerd, I sometimes wonder if my true calling isn’t to be a copy editor, filtering through text looking for misplaced commas, double spaces, and misapplied apostrophes. But, as much as I love copy editing other people’s work, it’s tricky to edit … [Read more...]
Comma Drama: What is the Oxford Comma and Why Do We Care?
Who ever thought a comma would be at the heart of an international debate? Certainly not me, but the Oxford comma is proving to be quite a little trouble-maker. What is the Oxford comma? The Oxford comma (sometimes called the serial comma, or Harvard comma) is a comma placed … [Read more...]