Category Archives: Word Wisdom
“Kids Write the Darndest Things”*
*The following excerts are from Richard Lederer’s book, More Anguished English, Dell Publishing, 1997, pages 3 thru 10. Early Egyptian women often wore a garment called a calasiris. It was a sheer dress which started beneath the breasts which hung … Continue reading
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Words to Describe Smell, Sound, Taste, Touch …
Humans have such a visual orientation that we often forget to write with our other senses. Thank goodness for stereoscopic vision, but why is it so hard to think of words to describe what we smell and hear and taste? … Continue reading
Standard Proofreader’s Marks
Standard Proofreader’s Marks give authors a standard language to show corrections and revisions. If you work with an editor or are collaborating with a review team, you’ll want to be familiar with these marks.
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