Welcome to The Editing File. It’s my collection of the language oddities and errors I see in my reading, and in my work as an editor.
I will focus on just one at a time.
By avoiding them and finding creative alternatives you can improve your writing. This time next year, you might notice the difference.
# 1: Be careful what you advertise for
If you think you want a ‘ninja’ marketer (or PR assistant or, heaven help us, a ‘ninja’ editor), then beware. This rather bizarre descriptor has become quite common in job ads. You can leave it in by all means, but I always suggest an alternative. Continue reading “The Editing File: Language Oddities and Errors”
Here’s a sentence I recently had to edit:
“I don’t need an editor; I use a spell-checker”.
Most of us have written those all-important promotional letters, letting businesses and community organisations know what we can do for them. We tend to focus on how we can help them in their professional communications, web content, marketing materials, press releases and so on.
Do you want to attract quality, potential clients to your website?
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