by Tweed Editing | Apr 19, 2010 | frivolity
From Miss Moss comes this update on London’s 2010 Tweed Run. Click through for video proof of the tweediness. Such events are something of a trend these days, with my fair city of Portland, Oregon, following suit. (Get it? Suit?!) Here’s the link to the...
by Tweed Editing | Apr 19, 2010 | guides, punctuation, style, tone
While powerful communication devices, scare quotes are also easy to abuse. They’re used to distance the writer from the term in question. When someone makes the two-finger air-quotes gesture while speaking, that’s the real-world equivalent of...
by Tweed Editing | Apr 14, 2010 | frivolity
Academic writing is a special form of communication with its own goals, methods, and conventions. The scholarly writer requires an editor with a critical eye for mechanics and effective argumentation, a firm grasp of academic citation styles, and an appreciation of...