How often have you read a passage and thought ‘what a cliché-ridden heap of twaddle!’? When we recognise these well-worn words and phrases, we prefer to think we don’t use them ourselves. It is, however, surprisingly easy to slip into Read More …
National Indexing Day has recently passed, with indexers around the world quietly celebrating. You might ask ‘Why does it matter?’. Why do we need to devote a day in praise of the index? Inspired by a 2017 article in the Read More …
When editing almost any piece of writing, chances are that the writer will have made a few mistakes in the choice between ‘that’ and ‘which’. So often, I need to turn a ‘which’ into a ‘that’, as the difference is Read More …
I have been working on an editing job for a dear relative. Now, that could bring problems, but thankfully, this relative has made it clear that I am to treat him like any other client. There should be no careful Read More …
