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Style Matters #50: When terrific superlatives lead writers astray

September 17, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

You know them. They’re everywhere. They’re the bigger-than-life adjectives we use in everyday language, often to emphasise the magnitude of our reactions to things. But many of them are not […]

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Style Matters #49: Resolving ‘that, which, who, whom’ conundrums

September 16, 2013by reporting4work 2 Comments

You’re in a rush and you just can’t recall whether you need to use that or which in a sentence or, perhaps, your dilemma is choosing between who and whom. […]

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Style Matters #48: There’s an established protocol to describing suspects

September 13, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

One of the desks that nearly all reporters will work on at some point in their careers is police rounds (in the US this may be known as the crime […]

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Style Matters #47: When things get really grisly, don’t call in a bear

September 12, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

It’s an easy mistake to make, especially for those of us in countries that don’t have grizzly bears with which to contend. However, we do have irritable people, like cranky […]

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Style Matters #46: It pays not to get your couples mixed up with your pairs

September 11, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

Ever wonder why you see in print both the pair/couple is and the pair/couple are in print and ponder which is correct? Well, both are, and it is pretty easy […]

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Style Matters #45: Remember to vary the starting words of your sentences

September 10, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

Writers need to be careful not fall into a simple visual trap when crafting their stories. That trap awaits writers, especially news writers, who sometimes start a string of sentences […]

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Style Matters #44: Don’t leave readers wondering about forgotten details

September 9, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

One of the biggest cardinal sins a reporter or writer can commit is to leave unanswered questions in their copy. Most beginner writers commit this sin at least once. They’ll […]

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Style Matters #43: Sacre bleu! Can’t English writers master gender or number?

September 7, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

There are many French words that have slid nicely into everyday English language but a few of them continue to cause the occasional visage rouge when written down. Let’s look […]

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Style Matters #42: Why writers and editors find ‘the the’ hides in plain sight

September 6, 2013by reporting4work 2 Comments

I’d be a rich copy editor if I had $1 for every time I’ve seen – or, more importantly, removed – a too-common double-up in news and feature stories. A […]

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Style Matters #41: Double-check these words to prevent embarrassment

September 5, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

Although people regularly make fun of the Australian vernacular and snigger at the likes of Kath and Kim, beginner reporters, broadcasters and writers everywhere need to catch themselves before they […]

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