Writing & Editing

Though buzzwords usually create nothing but frustration for communicators, you may have some fun with this outlandish lingo.

We all know we’re supposed to hook readers with the lede. How, though, do great writers inspire us?

Business jargon is terrible, yet certain phrases stubbornly persist. Here are a handful of the worst perpetrators.

Boost your writing game with a few ‘bon mots’ and let the glory of France’s language inspire you.

Meditate, exercise, sleep more—though not all at the same time, because multitasking hampers productivity. Soon you’ll be producing more, all within your specified work period, of course.

Communicators frequently make choices about usage, spelling and punctuation. The author has tapped nine popular online sources for solutions.

Be more descriptive in your copy with these alternatives for commonly used terms.

Adopting a chatty tone—in other words, ‘writing like you talk’—doesn’t let you off the hook when it comes to grammar and language rules. Here are a few you have to keep.

Writing is a bankable skill that can help you command more cash—no matter what industry you’re in.

Fluff is every writer’s enemy. An infographic shares 23 words and phrases to seek and destroy.

True talent can be found in the most unexpected places. In this author’s case, her own children revealed their zeal for language after a few rounds of a familiar word game. Broaden your vocabulary with these examples.

This affliction is common among those who form letters into words, and words into paragraphs. Here are uncommon ways to hurdle—or saunter past—this impediment to creativity.

Editors, like their culinary counterparts, often must turn disparate, incongruent ingredients into delectable dishes.

You could work under the golden arches in this week’s featured job listing at McDonald’s.

Comma use can be perplexing. Here’s help for knowing when and where to insert them—and when to omit them—along with tips for proper use of semicolons, dashes and other marks.