Welcome to my blog!
I’ve always found the English language fascinating–and frustrating at times too. I’m pretty much a ‘black and white’ person, but there are certainly many shades of grey (gray for American speakers) when it comes to English language rules and regulations. On top of that, the rules keep changing! Language evolves.
Early in 2015 I completed my Diploma in Proofreading and Editing, which I undertook in order to polish my skills as a precursor to seeking work in this field. My ‘black and white’ tendencies were challenged somewhat and eventually morphed into something more of a dark grey. I am still very much a stickler for the rules but have been introduced to the complexities of style, opinion and author’s personal choice.
I want this blog to be a place where we can share insights, discover truths, discuss style and confusing words, share funny bloopers and generally enjoy the English language. I hope you’ll feel free to join in the conversations. I’d like this to be a safe place for people to comment and ask questions, to share opinions and thoughts. To that end, I will remove any offensive comments. Remember Muphry’s Law: “If you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written.” No doubt I too will make mistakes. It is more difficult to proofread your own work than another writer’s!
Feel free to let me know what you’d like to see in here–perhaps something you’d like to know more about or what interests you? What’s YOUR pet peeve when it comes to grammar, punctuation and spelling errors?
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