Cut it out! Grammar, usage, syntax are not the same
Confusion abounds when writers write about writing, right? Misspellings, typos, grammar flubs and syntax errors are not interchangeable. Here’s help for keeping them straight.
Confusion abounds when writers write about writing, right? Misspellings, typos, grammar flubs and syntax errors are not interchangeable. Here’s help for keeping them straight.
Likely not, say experts. But it put the satirical news outlet in a Catch-22 unusual to most PR crises.
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Six quotes from wordsmiths and grammar wonks on the overused punctuation mark. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mark Twain, for instance, found it quite distasteful.
The satirical news outlet said it was deeply sorry for calling Quvenzhané Wallis the C-word on Twitter and promised to discipline the people responsible for the tweet.
A guide to getting legitimate search engine traction in your online posts and updates.
Meanwhile, fake-outs of the viral meme have proliferated across the Web. Plus, the ‘viral formula,’ a dramatic shift in content marketing, how language affects our thoughts, just average winners, a PR Daily Oscars briefing, and more.
One mea culpa in particular—from disgraced Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.—offers insight into the framework of a worthwhile apology.
Where RIF meets GIF. Plus, Mississippi finally ratifies abolition of slavery—thanks to ‘Lincoln,’ grammar lessons from professional athletes’ tweets, what the ‘Harlem Shake’ teaches us about consumer relations, brand names overseas, and more.
The company offered constant updates on Facebook about the ‘vacation from hell,’ but one tone-deaf tweet irked a number of people.
The Cape Ann Scientific and Literary Association has been in Gloucester, Mass., since 1873, and there’s much you can learn from it—about regional history and social media marketing.
Deciding if you’re going to drop a profane or obscene word in your copy is one thing. Determining how to present that word is quite another. Here are some tips.
But Sen. Marco Rubio set Twitter ablaze for a sip of water he took during his rebuttal of SOTU.
In a surprise announcement on Monday, Pope Benedict XVI said he will resign at the end of February.
Media organizations have tarred and feathered people and companies for offenses they didn’t commit. Here’s how to prevent or respond when it happens to you.