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Holiday Greetings Done Right

  • Category: Write
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  • On November 26, 2019

The holidays are upon us and with them lots of opportunities to wish people well. Putting those wishes to paper correctly, however, can be tricky. Is it, for example, Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year or Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year?

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Skip the Quotation Marks

  • Category: Review
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  • On November 12, 2019

I’m recognized as a collaborative and “hands-on” advisor to my clients.

“Why the quotation marks?” I asked as I read this line in a LinkedIn bio.

The author’s not using hands-on in an ironic, sarcastic or skeptical sense, which is one reason you use quotation marks. Hands-on isn’t a slang,... (Read More)

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Simply Speaking, Watch This Show

  • Category: Edit
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  • On October 29, 2019

In this version of Say It Better Say It Right, a Hollywood producer talks about creating a binge-worthy series for Netflix.

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When to Use “Myself”? Not Very Often

  • Category: Uncategorized, Write
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  • On October 15, 2019
  • Myself, Lindsay, and Mark will be on today’s call.
  • The team consists of myself and two others.
  • Many of us, including myself, get down to Washington, D.C. on a regular basis.

All three statements use myself incorrectly. Here’s what the speakers should have said—and why:

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“Every Day” and “Everyday” Are Related, but Different

  • Category: Edit
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  • On October 1, 2019

Here are two sentences that recently crossed my desk:

  • Our reality is shaped by the language we use everyday.
  • Everyday we are faced with numerous decision and choices.

In both cases, everyday should be every day.

Everyday is an adjective that is mostly used to describe something routine... (Read More)

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Don’t Confuse “Legacy” With “Expertise” or “Reputation”

  • Category: Edit, Uncategorized
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  • On September 17, 2019

Our legacy is built on finding and knowing the essential.

That’s what a leading financial company says on its website. Expertise or reputation would be more accurate than legacy, which is what you’re remembered for after you’re gone.

Or take the magazine executive who said he wanted to be sure... (Read More)

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Terminal Punctuation

  • Category: Review
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  • On September 3, 2019

I recently read a bio that ended with the following line: He was also a contestant on the college edition of “Jeopardy!”.

I loved that quirky detail, but I wondered about the period at the end of the sentence.

You don’t need it. The exclamation point in the quoted... (Read More)

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Mindful Snacking, Mindful Speaking

  • Category: Edit
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  • On August 20, 2019

In this edition of Say It Better Say It Right, an executive of a major food company talks about teaching people to snack mindfully, that is to enjoy cookies and candy—responsibly.

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Let’s “Agree”—Not “Align”

  • Category: Edit
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  • On August 6, 2019

Please let us know if you’re aligned to this.

That line appeared in an email about an agenda for an upcoming meeting. Its author should have written, Let us know if you agree with this.

In everyday English, align means to arrange in a line, as in, The pictures look... (Read More)

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Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall

  • Category: Review
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  • On July 23, 2019
  • I hope your Summer is off to a good start!
  • Let me know if we’re now approved for our Summer budget.
  • I hope your Summer is off to a good start!
  • Let me know if we’re now approved for our Summer budget.

In both cases, summer... (Read More)

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