It’s a feeling we’re all too familiar with. By the time the presenter flicks to the second slide in the deck, we realise: we’re trapped. We’re going to have to sit here while someone reads a deck of slides to us. In the time it takes the presenter to finish reading that slide, we’ve counted the […]
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Accidence Happen: Review of a Non-Pedantic Guide to Language Change
By Deborah Mellamphy on October 20, 2016 in Communication, Editing and Proofreading, Technical Communication
Oliver Kamm’s Accidence Will Happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English explores language change, the ways in which language is used today, and how experts discuss conventions and usage. According to Kamm, experts can be divided into two camps: Linguists (who are interested in the history of the language) Pedants or sticklers (who are only interested […]
Technical Communication, Music, and Productivity
At this time of year, it can be extremely difficult to concentrate. You’re sitting at your computer, resplendent in your Christmas jumper, trying to make sense of some source documentation. Your mind begins to wander. You start to think about Christmas presents, you wonder who your Secret Santa is, and that Christmas music is driving […]
Remote Control: A Balanced Approach to Working from Home
As technical writers, we are lucky to be part of a profession in which working from home is often an option for experienced practitioners. However, some of those who have never tried it may be sceptical or downright hostile to the notion of remote working. Sceptics and Objectors Sympathetic sceptics imagine working from home to […]
