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Grammar Repair Shop: Me, myself and I

September 1, 2005 Categorized in: Grammar Repair Shop, Internal Communication, Speaking, Writing/Editing

Grammar Repair Shop

Translate a small amount of

September 1, 2005 Categorized in: Writing/Editing

Translate a small amount of text from English to Spanish (or one of seven other languages) using Google’s Language

Grammar Repair Shop: Easy as 1, 2, 3 … or one, two, three?

August 1, 2005 Categorized in: Grammar Repair Shop, Internal Communication, Writing/Editing

Problem: “I can’t remember when or how to type numbers 1 through 10 in a paragraph or a sentence. At some point, you must actually type out the number rather than the numeral, but when?”

You can cultivate personal star power

July 1, 2005 Categorized in: Featured Article, Nonverbal Communication, Personal Development

Think of Jackie Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela … even top rock stars. Leaders in any circle often have qualities that make them stand out in a crowd. You can too, by cultivating these four characteristics 31-year-old Jackie Kennedy demonstrated as first lady…

Grammar Repair Shop: Add some dashes for emphasis

July 1, 2005 Categorized in: Grammar Repair Shop, Internal Communication, Writing/Editing

Problem: Writers tend to either overuse dashes or avoid them.

Write subject lines that draw attention

June 1, 2005 Categorized in: Writing/Editing

How can you guarantee that your messages never again drown in a sea of e-mail in someone’s electronic inbox? By following these 4 tips to improve your crafting of the all-important subject line…

Grammar Repair Shop: Is it ‘staff is’ or ‘staff are’?

June 1, 2005 Categorized in: Grammar Repair Shop, Internal Communication, Speaking, Writing/Editing

Problem: Whether to use singular or plural verbs and pronouns with collective nouns that represent a group, such as “board,” “jury” and “staff.”

Update your style for citing sources

May 1, 2005 Categorized in: Organizing, Presentations, Skills Check, Writing/Editing

The basic information required for noting sources hasn’t changed since you wrote a high school term paper, but the wealth of information available in electronic formats continues to add new twists.

Grammar Repair Shop: Can you decipher Latin abbreviations?

May 1, 2005 Categorized in: Grammar Repair Shop, Internal Communication, Writing/Editing

Problem: Writers who never studied Latin often mix up the abbreviations i.e. and e.g.

Grammar Repair Shop: Dangling modifiers

April 1, 2005 Categorized in: Grammar Repair Shop, Internal Communication, Speaking, Writing/Editing

Problem: A case of “dangling modifier”: when the subject of your sentence doesn’t agree with the description that precedes it.