wake up and smell the copy
Posted in marketing, technology, writing on Jul 30th, 2008
Now look, I’ve been turning a blind eye to this but enough is enough. Copywriters everywhere, please pay attention. Iconic means relating to, or having the characteristics of an icon. An icon is something ‘that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it’. I think one can, perhaps, describe the [...]
Posted in internet, journalism on Jul 11th, 2008
There were many factors involved in the epic Wimbledon final last weekend, but I hadn’t counted on the influence of the schedulers at the BBC. Many scheduled programmes, including the news, were shifted to BBC Two as the sporting drama unfolded, eventually resulting in Nadal’s win at 2130 BST.
Posted in writing on Apr 13th, 2008
I can’t help it. I’ve trained myself to overlook a bit of apostrophic abuse here and there, and I’ve come to accept that people have to be left to stew in their own lax capitalisation and dreadful grammar, but this is just too much: Nnnnnnnng. Nnnnnnnnnnnng. Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng.
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