Under your spell(ing)
I decided writing was about creativity, not about getting bogged down in the nitty-gritty details. If writing was its own kind of art, how could there be mistakes?
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If you can read this, thank someone
Language acquisition happens as life happens — whether it’s your first, second or seventh language, everyone knows that the only way to truly learn it is to be immersed.
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‘It’ — is it?
In a shocking turn of events, this will be about spoken word poetry — not the movie “It.” The movie “It” is scary, so I have not seen “It,” because I am scared of scary things. Such as “It.”
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Words you literally can’t even use anymore
Next time you start a sentence, whether in paper, on text or out of your own mouth, think about whether that word you’re about to express is alive or dead.
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Tips to copy edit your résumé
One simple typo that could be found with an easy proofread and would save hours and hours of effort and prevent an immediate rejection letter.
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The cursed blessing of subtitles
Film would not be film, cannot be film, without the written word.
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An ode to the semicolon
Subtlety crowns the semicolon as the king of punctuation marks in my book.
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Copy editing capers
As a copy editor, I often find myself thinking about how to apply language and grammar skills to everyday life.
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Don’t diss my jump heads
But the funny thing about this job is that the more I learn, the more I understand how little I truly know.
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A farewell to jump heads
Jump heads suck. They suck so much that it’s been more than nine months since they’ve been abolished in the Daily Cal and I’ve only just recovered enough to write about how awful they are.
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