It’s been a while since I’ve added to my “Failure to Communicate” Section. But today Friend of the Blog, Duff McDuffie sent me a link that I couldn’t help but post about. In fact, I ‘ve been laughing on and off for the last hour whenever I think about this. Look closely at the picture above. [...]
READ THE FULL POST5 Tips for Improving Your Writing So People Can Understand You
August 2nd, 2010 with 1 CommentWhen I taught English some years back, a student asked me: “How do I know if my English is good?” I answered, “People can understand you.” I think this goes especially for writing. I’ve seen more bad writing than I care to admit. But here’s the thing: most people aren’t trying to write the great American novel. [...]
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July 23rd, 2010 with 3 CommentsI’ve talked before about business jargon on more than one occasion. But the worst offenders are the words and phrases that are completely meaningless. What do I mean by “meaningless?” Here’s what I mean: I work in an international business setting. We use English as the common language. When these meaningless phrases come up, I [...]
READ THE FULL POSTDSP Words Coming to a Dictionary Near You!
July 9th, 2010 with 2 CommentsNew Readers to this blog are sometimes confused by some of the words I use on this blog. Bu fear not. I am now going to give you some of the words I use here on a regular basis, and I also expect these words to be added to the dictionary next year due to [...]
READ THE FULL POSTWhy I Love Hate Mail…And Why You Should Too!
April 21st, 2010 with 7 CommentsYou know you’ve arrived when you start getting the hate mail. That’s not a joke. I knew this blog was going in the right direction when I started getting (mostly anonymous) hate mail. And of course, I get the comments from “fans” of any guru (or guru’s book) I happen not to like. In those [...]
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April 14th, 2010 with 8 CommentsI’ve written before about overused business clichés. But what about all those business buzzwords? Well, I hate most of them too. There are two things I hate most: Using words that are utterly meaningless (non-words). inventing new words to replace perfectly good ones I could give you a LONG list of words that meet that [...]
READ THE FULL POSTAre You Offended by Wankers?
March 2nd, 2010 with 7 CommentsDisclaimer: This post contains words that have a proven history of offending some people.. If, after reading this post, you suffer from hurt feelings or righteous indignation, I am not to be held responsible. You’ve been warned. Proceed with caution. Author and friend of the blog Steve Harper recently posted on his blog about people [...]
READ THE FULL POSTWhy You Shouldn’t Put Google AdSense on Your Blog
February 11th, 2010 with 12 CommentsA friend of mine asked me a good question the other day. He asked me, “Why aren’t you ‘monetizing’ your blog?” I replied, “Because I don’t have anything to sell right now.” “But you could at least put Google Adsense on your blog,” he said. That’s advice I hear a lot from bloggers. It makes [...]
READ THE FULL POSTWhat’s Your Life in 6 Words?
February 5th, 2010 with 9 CommentsI saw a really cool article on a new six-word memoir from Smith magazine called” It All Changed in an Instant.” Smith asked people to write their bio in 6 words. They say it came from Hemingway’s supposed answer after someone asked him to write a story in 6 words, to which he said: “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.” I [...]
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