by Pernickety Kate | Nov 15, 2017 | Proofreading, Punctuation, Spelling
It’s a proofreader’s job to know the how the nitty-gritty bits of language work. But no-one’s perfect, and some words can cause more head-scratching than others. Compounds, for example. A compound word is made up of other words (usually two) that exist in their own... by Pernickety Kate | Nov 3, 2017 | Editing, Writing skills
What has that chunky-headed fish got to do with the art of good writing? There’s only one way to find out… This fish (or one very much like it) appeared in David Attenborough’s TV series Blue Planet II. Now, I’d be quite happy to hear David...