On wielding the full stop to its full potential
According to English professor Joe Moran of Liverpool John Moores University in BBC, the most powerful tool in our writing repertoire is knowing how to use the period properly. Mastering… Read more »
Punctuation, Lesson One: From the James Woods School of Online Defamation
Hello students, and welcome to the James Woods School of Online Defamation. This course is Defamation 101: How To Call People Nazis Without Calling Them Nazis. Now, you’re all here because… Read more »
How to annoy copy editors and influence, I don’t know, somebody? (A revisitation)
The year is winding down, and we’re officially on hiatus. But, seeing as how internets gonna internet, we’re using this time to look back on some of our favorite posts… Read more »
How to annoy copy editors and influence, I don’t know, somebody?
The unsung hero of readability is not grammar. It is not font choice, nor pica size. Nay, verily; that which transforms a collection of words into the elegiac beauty of artful… Read more »
What your favorite book looks like without the words
With his project Between the Words, Nicholas Rougeux created beautiful posters displaying only the punctuation from well-known books. Per the project’s website: Between the Words is an exploration of visual rhythm of… Read more »