Check out this article. It’s a fun read.
http://www.ibiblio.org/copyed/Stepp.html
Archive for September, 2007
On Copyediting
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on September 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Improve your vocabulary
Posted in Language on September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Learn one new word a day with examples of its usage. Subscribe to the A.W.A.D( A Word a Day) newsletter. Go to the following link to sign up: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html
The Runglish Cocktail
Posted in Language on September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
LONDON: First there was Franglais, a mangled combination of English and French. Then came Spanglish and subsequently Denglish, a mixure of German and English.
Don’t fret. Just start getting used to Runglish — the the English-laced argot of young Russians — especially if you are planning a visit to the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Yes, the [...]
Interesting courses and memberships
Posted in General on September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
IGNOU offers a certificate course in copyediting and proofreading, which is of 6 months’ duration. Details are available on the site: http://www.ignou.ac.in
Symbiosis Distance Learning Programme offers a 1 year Post-Graduate Diploma in Instructional Design. The site is http://www.scdl.net/pgdid.asp
Being an accredited proofreader and belonging to a socity for proofreaders and editors sure helps:Check out http://www.sfep.org.uk/pub/faqs/fproof.asp
Yes, eh?
Posted in Language on September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Many of us Indians have the habit of vernacularising the English language. For example, to show agreement with the speaker or to show our involvement with his or her dialogue, we often say ” Yes, eh?”
This happens more with Tamilians. It would be a lot better if we just interjected with a ” Really?”
Example: Speaker–”The [...]
Where is our language going?
Posted in Grammar on September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“In one of the megachain bookstores, a woman asked a young clerk for the author of Like Water for Chocolate. After the salesperson had spent five minutes searching and still could not locate the famous title, the customer realized that the young man had been looking for Water from Chocolate.
It’s like … you know.
Nowadays, three [...]
Lolcats
Posted in General on September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is a cute cat macro available on www.lolcats.com
Lolcats are image macros combining photographs of a cat with a humorous and idiosyncratic caption. The name “lolcat” is a compound word formed from lol and cat. Lolcats are the latest craze!
“Best Words”
Posted in Useful Links on September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a list of best words accoring to www.vocabula.com
http://www.vocabula.com/vrbestwords.asp
Some more fun reads on grammar
Posted in Useful Links on September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a whole lot of interesting titles on English Grammar:
http://astore.amazon.com/theslotaspotforc/103-4585736-5779820?node=1&page=2
Woe is I and Words Fail Me
Posted in General on September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Visit these bright and cheery sites to know which books on English grammar I’m dying to read, but I haven’t gotten hold of yet:
http://www.grammarphobia.com/books_woe.html
http://www.grammarphobia.com/books_words.html
About the author: Patricia O’ Conner
While she was working at the New York Times, Jane Isay, then the publisher of Grosset/Putnam, asked Patricia O’ Conner to write a lighthearted grammar book. Woe is I: [...]
