by English Wanted | Mar 29, 2021 | editing, web design, writing
You’re walking across a muddy lawn when you come across a carrot and two lumps of coal. How did they get there? The simplest solution to this famous thought puzzle is that you’re looking at a melted snowman. But before reaching this conclusion, people...
by English Wanted | Mar 17, 2021 | editing, writing
Two great armies meet. From opposing vantage points their numbers eye each other, weighing an infinite variety of tactics and strategies. There is palpable fear — not of death or destruction, but something much more petrifying: the unknown. And that’s because...
by English Wanted | Mar 12, 2021 | editing, presentation, writing
I’ve been reading a book about graphic design whose author takes inspiration from his experience of Japanese culture. His creative approach centres on a deep understanding of space and simplicity, reduction rather than complication. Whether it’s the...
by English Wanted | Jan 16, 2020 | editing, presentation, speaking, voice, writing
The rapid advance in 21st-century technology affects (some would say, controls) every aspect of our lives, whether at home, school or work. And it’s now become so ingrained that we barely notice it. For example, by far the most visible of today’s...
by English Wanted | Aug 27, 2019 | editing, proofreading, writing
In the social-media-driven world of today, accuracy is more important than ever. It’s also, it seems, increasingly hard to find. A huge amount of what we read these days, on- or off-line, seems to be either deliberately or accidentally miswritten. And while...
by English Wanted | Jul 23, 2019 | editing, proofreading, writing
Proofreading by definition comes at the end of most publishing projects, and for that reason is the part of the process most frequently put off or even ignored. One of the most thankless aspects of the proofreader’s job is to have a job cancelled by clients who...
