Online version of a self-congratulatory piece on the Daily Telegraph’s many contributions to the Oxford English Dictionary omits the latest and silliest
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Will the writer’s trade ever get a decent tool?
Surely there’s a market for a word-processing tool that makes writing more of a joy?
Copyranter unearths ancient Ogilvy wisdom
Advertising and writing tips from years ago still hold true today – and show the power of ‘thought leadership’.
Plain Text drives a Dragon’s business
Two days after we debate the statement that there is no direct link between good writing and business results, up pops one of our clients to show that there is.
Do you speak Apple? Or Microsoft?
Good language may not be directly linked to good profits. But it sure helps spread the love.
New online community map puts words in their place
It’s neither serious nor scientific, but XKCD’s cartoon cartographic take on the new world of words should pique the interest of anyone in the business of writing.
In praise of innit
Teen slang is winding people up again. It may not work in a merchant bank but it’s just another example of language’s restless evolution.
007 parachutes into pointless language struggle
Former dashing secret agent becomes whingeing old git in another unwinnable battle against language development.