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The Award for Best Editor Goes To…
Are you treating titles and award names correctly in your writing? With the upcoming Academy Awards and the recent Golden Globes, many of you might be writing about movies and...
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The Power of “Suggestion”
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new logo. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is a beloved institution—I suppose that’s why some of their recent changes have gotten such a...
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The Not-So-Clear View
What’s in a name? Well, if your font name is Clearview, I’d say it’s pretty obvious. Apparently, the federal government has decided otherwise. Say goodbye to easy-to-read highway signs. The Federal...
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Get Your QC On
Do you ever think about QCing items in your day-to-day life? As an editor, QCing documents for clients or your employer is just part of the job. But do you ever think about QCing items...
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5 Mistakes Every Freelancer Makes
I guess you can consider the experts at EEI your freelancers. We’re your go-to team when you need a staff of editors, proofers, desktop publishers, and designers—especially if you don’t have your own...
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Radical Pronouns
What pronoun would you use with a singular noun that is gender neutral? My blog is late this week, because clients have kept me very busy. And maybe that Friday exhaustion is why I’m...
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It’s Not Me, It’s My Personality: Justification for Being a Grammar Nazi
Are you a grammar Nazi? Are you often accused of being a grammar Nazi? A recent study by linguists Julie E. Boland and Robin Queen, If You’re House Is Still Available, Send Me an...
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The Importance of Remediation
There are many consequences to not making your website accessible to people with disabilities. Many companies and government agencies are being sued for not making their websites, mobile...
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When Should You Make That Change?
AP style: Lowercase “internet” in all instances. On June 1, AP released the 2016 edition of its stylebook. As I did for the 2015 edition in a blog last year I’ll blog about some...
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The “Colourful” History of American Spelling
July 4, 2016, marked the 240th anniversary of the original thirteen colonies declaring their independence from Britain. At the risk of sounding completely unpatriotic, I will admit that...
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