Here is an informative and interesting link on the subject of Writer’s Block.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer’s_block
Archive for October, 2007
Writer’s Block
Posted in Useful Links on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Interaction with American clients: Useful tips
Posted in Language on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an e-mail I received, which provides useful tips while interacting with American clients.
1.Do not write “the same” in an email – it makes little sense to them.
Example – I will try to organize the project artifacts and inform you of the same when it is done.
This is somewhat an Indian construct. [...]
Book reviews
Posted in General on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There are two ways to review a book: critically and descriptively.
A descriptive review has a lot of quotes from the book and your impressions about the book while a critical review carries your opinions about the book.
A balanced review would be a mix of both.
Before reviewing a book, it is necessary to read it carefully.
While [...]
Five grammatical mistakes you must avoid
Posted in Grammar on October 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1. Your vs. you’re
This one drives me insane, and it’s become extremely common among bloggers. All it takes to avoid this error is to take a second and think about what you’re trying to say.
“Your” is a possessive pronoun, as in “your car” or “your blog.” “You’re” is a contraction for “you are,” as in [...]
Interesting facts about English
Posted in Language on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
China has more English speakers than the United States .
The sentence “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every
letter in the english language. (Sentences containing every letter of the alphabet are called
“pangrams”, or “holalphabetic sentences”.)
“Bookkeeper” is the only word in English language with three consecutive
double letters.
Colgate faced a big obstacle [...]
Evolving English
Posted in Language on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a popular forwarded message doing the rounds:
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- [...]
Tips on editing your writing
Posted in Useful Links on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/01/
Debunking some myths about copyediting and proofreading
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a good write-up for those considering getting into the line:
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-5260.html
