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Never Too Old–Or Too Young
I know that this is completely off topic, but I wanted to share some video encouragement. You’re not too old to do what you want–or too young, for that matter–and I have proof. Follow the links to see an old … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain's got talent, Greyson Michael Chance, Janey Cutler, off topic, old star, young star
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Non-Verbal Communication in Meetings
A recent AOL article highlights Six Subtle Moves That Hold Women Back from Success, focusing on non-verbal communication in meetings. I always hesitate to turn this type of thing into a gender-based article. Surely, some of these techniques would benefit … Continue reading
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Tagged aol, behavior in meetings, language, non-verbal communication, women
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Too Much Information–TMI
We all know that the abbreviation TMI stands for Too Much Information, and we’ve all been around people who share too much personal information at work. A recent finance.yahoo.com article, You Did What? Spare the Office the Details, takes a … Continue reading
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Warmer and Colder Temperartures
I’m a meteorologist and author (Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities), and I know I’ve said it, but, technically, temperatures cannot be warmer or colder. A temperature is a number, which means that it can be higher or lower, not … Continue reading
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Tagged higher or lower, paul yeager, temperatures, warmer or colder, weather, weather whys
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Writing Tips
One of the things that I do for my “day job” is post a monthly writing tip on the Administrative Information Services (AIS) Web site, so I thought I’d highlight that here today: AIS Writing Tips. Some of the information there … Continue reading
Easter Is a Religious Holiday
This is completely off topic, but I think it’s important. In a country with religious freedom, there is a difference between religious holidays (even those celebrated by a majority of people) and national holidays (applicable to all citizens). Easter is … Continue reading
Common Sense from Down Under: Convoluted Language
I just wanted to share an article I found when I searched for “convoluted language” today: Convoluted language leads to convoluted thinking. Not only does it hit on one of this blog’s favorites (calling every problem an issue), it also … Continue reading
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Tagged convoluted language, issue versus problem, language, work speak, writing
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McDiculous
A young woman, with a name that begins with an Mc, is sponsoring a Special Olympics charity event called McFest, and McDonald’s is putting up a fight. Read the story in this walletpop article. McDonald’s is hoping for an “amicable … Continue reading
Limited Access
Yes, access should be limited. What I’m talking about, of course, is limiting the word access to being used as a noun and avoiding its use as a verb. Access has, in recent decades, become one of the many victims … Continue reading
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Tagged access, get access to, grammar errors, noun vs verb
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Weather Whys in Bookstores
We can’t live on language and grammar alone, so please let me share my exciting news with you. My weather book, Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities is available in bookstores (and online) now. I think that anyone who’s interested in the … Continue reading
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Tagged meteorology, paul yeager, weather, weather book, weather whys
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