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The Case for the Serial, or Oxford, Comma (They’re the Same Thing)

On February 13, 2018
In Edit

Last March, I wrote about three truck drivers in Maine who sued Oakhurst Dairy for more than four years of overtime pay. The lawsuit hinged on the absence of a... [Read more]

On January 16, 2018
In Edit

Enclosed is an Action Plan for the Administration of President Donald J. Trump, which will help in getting America’s coal miners back to work. That was the opening line in... [Read more]

On October 3, 2017
In Edit, Uncategorized

With an incredibly demanding schedule full of 13-plus-hour days, every effort is being made to maximize Secretary Price’s ability to travel outside of Washington to meet with the American people.... [Read more]

On July 26, 2017
In Edit, Uncategorized

The handsome man and I made some chitchat as we prepared for the meeting. Distracted, I dilly-dallied and ended up making a mish-mash of my presentation, so I ate a... [Read more]

On May 17, 2017
In Edit, Uncategorized

My sister was back again, this time asking what I thought of FBI Director James Comey’s farewell letter to his staff. I told her I thought it was good—short (185... [Read more]

On May 3, 2017
In Edit, Uncategorized

Is this a good letter? That’s the question my sister asked me when she was wondering what I thought about the correspondence every United Airlines’ customer received from the carrier’s... [Read more]

On April 18, 2017
In Edit, Uncategorized

The actress Allison Janney, interviewed in The New Yorker about her role in “Six Degrees of Separation,” grimaced as she cited a quote from the play. About the offending wording,... [Read more]

On February 28, 2017
In Edit, Uncategorized

When President Trump suggested Sweden had been attacked by terrorists, the former U.S. ambassador to that Scandinavian country noted, “It begs the question of where the president gets his information.”... [Read more]

On February 1, 2017
In Edit, Uncategorized

“It felt kind of sexy.” That’s how a friend described what it was like to have his essay—an application for admission to a PhD program—edited. Every time I told him... [Read more]

On November 8, 2016
In Edit, Uncategorized

Not long ago, LuckyVitamin, an online store, greeted me with an email that opened with this line: From receiving products without clicking a button to shopping for everything you need... [Read more]

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The Weltchek Weekly

Your Bulletin for Better Business Writing

The Case for the Serial, or Oxford, Comma (They’re the Same Thing)

Which vs. That

Mind Where You Place Your Modifiers

Listen to What You Write

FBI Director’s Letter Has the Right Touch

Tone of Voice, Wordiness, and Passive Tense Sap Strength of United’s Letter

One or Two Thoughts Per Sentence, Please

Begs the Question

The Pleasure of a Good Edit

Danglers and Other Misplaced Modifiers