Thanks to all those who responded to our mailout for "What is wrong with this report?" I trust you had fun as I have in reading your responses. Did any of the responses correctly identify what was wrong in the report? The answer is yes and no. Yes, because others have identified errors outside and behind the report. No, because the supposed errors can be argued either way depending on the standards used or sometimes on the writer's … [Read more...]
What is wrong with this report?
By April 30, 2009
Yesterday I received an email from a friend with a copy of a news reports obviously written from a World Health Organization media release. Part of the news report follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHO confirms 148 swine flu cases in nine countries A total of 148 laboratory-confirmed human cases of swine flu A/H1N1 infection have been officially reported to the World Health … [Read more...]
Poetry editing and punctuation
By March 9, 2009 27 Comments
Poetry is a great form of self-expression. It is a special form of writing which allows you, the writer, to say or write practically anything with short lines, long lines, rhymes or in whatever style you want. Although I don't want to use the word "licence", still I would say that poetry may also be considered your licence to express emotions in a language that you normally do not use in daily talk. But like other forms of writing, the … [Read more...]
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