“The skunk in the back yard last night stunk, didn’t it?” “No, it stank.” Or is stunk right? What about this one: “The ship sunk during the storm last night”? Is that correct? English. It can be beautiful, powerful, inspiring. It can also be maddeningly confusing and inconsistent. There are so many inconsistencies to trip […]
I’m a writer, a speaker, and an editor. Some consider the combination to be some super being but, in reality, I am just a regular man. In other words, I write, I talk and I correct. I began life as a writer, the proverbial newbie, who felt he knew it all and had the best […]
Writing is less about putting words on a page or screen than it is about putting thoughts in order. Our job as writers, as professional communicators, is to clarify the world and ideas for our audience. That means illuminating—showing something that was hidden before—and simplifying—sorting out ideas, phenomena and events that are tangled and difficult […]
Have you noticed the new functionality? Written Words has moved from the worthy Blogger platform to WordPress. Along with that, as you can see, it sports a new, cleaner look and new functionality. I like the white space, the categories for blog posts and the ability to search through the blog. I hope you do, […]