by Nancy Haight | Jan 15, 2025 | Editing
“I could care less about what you do!” This is something a character said in a story I recently edited. Perhaps you’ve said it in real life to someone who has bothered you in some way. Maybe they hurt you, so as a way to clap back at them with an I don’t care anyway...
by Nancy Haight | Jan 13, 2025 | Editing
I texted my daughter today. She’s been dog sitting for a neighbor, and when she came home this morning before school, her eyes were half-open. When I dropped her off at school, she still hadn’t woken up entirely, so at noon, I texted her. Hi, honey! You doing okay?...
by Nancy Haight | Jan 9, 2025 | Editing
It’s no surprise that I love words, and I truly love the English language. Lately, I’ve especially enjoyed learning what different groups of animals are called, such as a prickle of hedgehogs. What fun it was to learn that a group of baboons is called a congress of...
by Nancy Haight | Jan 6, 2025 | Editing
Sometimes, we add an “s” when it isn’t needed. Are you one of these “s” adders? Are you prone to saying “towards” and “forwards”? If so, you aren’t necessarily wrong to do so, but you’ll end up sounding more British than American. Over in England, they still have...
by Nancy Haight | Jan 3, 2025 | Editing
It’s time to get a grip on English. We gotta clinch it. Or do we clench it? Uh-oh…I sense word-choice insecurity. I recently came across this sentence during an editing project: “They will be crushed,” the warlord said, clinching his fist. Word Alert! Historically,...
