Jesus is afraid of the mall, or why punctuation matters

Recently, an incident occurred at one of the local malls (the largest mall locally, in fact) that prompted an armed police presence. People were, of course, commenting on news stories that local media were publishing on their social media accounts. Take a look at the first comment below taken from a Facebook post: Here, the… Continue reading Jesus is afraid of the mall, or why punctuation matters

7 helpful web writing tips

Writing for the web is tricky, especially if you come from a print background. Website readers are finicky: they want content they can read easily and quickly. People who read websites are in a hurry, and rarely do they stay for more than a few seconds on a page. You want to capture their attention… Continue reading 7 helpful web writing tips

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How to save a Facebook post to read later

Have you ever seen a friend post something on Facebook with the caption, “Posting this to read later”? Well, the good news is that Facebook has a feature that allows you to save stuff to read later.

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Why “isn’t a real word” is something you should stop saying

Have you ever heard any of these statements? “Ain’t isn’t a real word.” “Irregardless isn’t a real word.” “Snuck isn’t a real word.” The problem with statements like these is that they’re wrong. You see, my approach to English language is that English is in flux, always evolving. For centuries, words that once meant one thing… Continue reading Why “isn’t a real word” is something you should stop saying

Difference between business and busyness

Have you ever come across the word “busyness” and thought that it looked wrong? Actually, “busyness” is a real word. In fact, it’s been around for over three centuries. At least. One of the earliest written examples of the word is found in a 1782 letter written by Edward Gibbon, the English historian, writer, and politician: I… Continue reading Difference between business and busyness

I found my passion

My regular readers probably know that ever since reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s book Crush It, I have been trying to figure out what my passion is. And I think I have finally done it. It actually happened a few weeks ago, but I forgot to blog about it. I was contemplating all the things I do… Continue reading I found my passion

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