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Deborah Vajda
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The Bitter Bush
Posted Sep 7, 2013 at wordsintotype
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Hildy and Me
Posted Sep 1, 2013 at wordsintotype
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Five Little-Known Uses for Baking Soda; or, What to Do When Zombies Come Knocking
Like most people, I’m trying to live more simply and economically. So I just bought a 12-pound bag of baking soda. Have you read about the miracles of baking soda? You can use it for everything, I kid you not—from washing your hair to getting melted plastic bags off your toaster. According to the blog post “75 Extraordinary Uses for Baking Soda,” I learned that it can also be: Applied on a jellyfish sting to draw out the venom. Put under sinks and along basement walls to repel cockroaches and ants. Added to the water when you’re boiling a chicken... Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2012 at wordsintotype
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I Told You So: Online Spelling Mistakes Cost Companies Millions
"Customer spending on a website can be cut in half by a spelling mistake," says an online business analyst in the UK. Continue reading
Posted Jul 14, 2011 at wordsintotype
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3 Reasons to Say No to Free Tote Bags
Posted May 20, 2011 at wordsintotype
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May 24, 2010
Oops! When Good Websites Make Bad Mistakes
Why websites need copyeditors. Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2010 at wordsintotype
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Mar 31, 2010
Yes, I immediately noticed that scripts use two spaces! It must be a holdover from typewriter days. When you look at the typeface formatting on scripts, it looks monospaced. It will be interesting to install Final Draft and find out if that's the case. Do you have Final Draft? Being the IT person you are, maybe you can look at the html and let me know what you find out.
Commented Mar 23, 2010 on Mind the Gap: Remove Extra Character Spaces in Your Web Content at wordsintotype
Mind the Gap: Remove Extra Character Spaces in Your Web Content
Putting. Two. Spaces. Between. Sentences. Is. Distracting. Why? Because a word processor is not a typewriter. Two spaces were used back in the days of typewriters, when each character took up an equal amount of space (called "monospacing"). "Two spaces, it was believed, made it easier to s...
Mind the Gap: Remove Extra Character Spaces in Your Web Content
The correct number of spaces to use after a period. Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2010 at wordsintotype
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The Editorial Style Sheet As Web Content Asset
The three most important reasons your website needs an editorial style sheet. Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2010 at wordsintotype
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Jan 8, 2010
The Correct Way to Abbreviate 2010
How to use apostrophes to abbreviate years. Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2009 at wordsintotype
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That Which Be Who's You
Learn the difference between "that" and "who." Continue reading
Posted Dec 28, 2009 at wordsintotype
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Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Me's Do It
The case for proofreaders. Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2009 at wordsintotype
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Is You Is or Is You Ain't?
How to capitalize headlines. Continue reading
Posted Dec 8, 2009 at wordsintotype
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It's a Must for Web Writers
Learn the difference between "its" and "it's." Continue reading
Posted Dec 7, 2009 at wordsintotype
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