November 12, 2009 – 9:29 am
Every month, Business Wire Editor Emily Jones provides useful grammar tips and tricks to help us write better press releases. It’s another edition of Grammar Gossip!
It’s not what you think. Grammar Gossip girl shall not say those three little words after we’ve been together only two years. What she will say is that it’s time [...]

October 2, 2009 – 10:32 am
Every month, Business Wire Editor Emily Jones provides useful grammar tips and tricks to help us write better press releases. It’s another edition of Grammar Gossip!
There’s no place like home, as is evident by Grammar Gossip’s faithful readers. Thank you to all who send in suggestions. On the way down the yellow brick road of [...]

September 1, 2009 – 10:21 am
Every month, Business Wire Editor Emily Jones provides useful grammar tips and tricks to help us write better press releases. It’s another edition of Grammar Gossip!
The kiddies are back in school and soon enough we’ll be hearing about the “sweetest” new technology that bleeps on the radar. Before our brain hardware smokes and fizzles out, [...]

August 5, 2009 – 10:13 am
Every month, Business Wire Editor Emily Jones provides useful grammar tips and tricks to help us write better press releases. It’s another edition of Grammar Gossip!
A Sure Thing
Grammar Gossip greatly appreciates suggestions given by readers. Recently it was recommended that Grammar Gossip girl cover the difference between insure and ensure. “What a fab idea!” GG [...]

Every month, Business Wire Editor Emily Jones provides useful grammar tips and tricks to help us write better press releases. It’s another edition of Grammar Gossip!
The Pop! Quiz Effect
Think you know the difference between commonly confused words ‘affect‘ & ‘effect‘? Time for a pop quiz!
Which sentence is correct?
a) Thankfully, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag’s honeymoon [...]

Every month, Business Wire Editor Emily Jones provides useful grammar tips and tricks to help us write better press releases. It’s another edition of Grammar Gossip!
When You Don’t Have ESP about EDT or EST
Acronyms abound…Grammar Gossip will clear up the confusion between when to use Eastern Daylight Time or Eastern Standard Time.
Eastern Daylight Time: use [...]

By Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Also tagged business wire, Business Wire Grammar Gossip, daylight savings time, eastern daylight time, eastern standard time, eastern time, Editors, Grammar Gossip, grammar tips, Local Newsrooms, Press Release Tips, press release writing tips
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Every month, Business Wire Editor Emily Jones provides useful grammar tips and tricks to help us write better press releases. It’s another edition of Grammar Gossip!
A Quotation Quandary
So many press releases, so many important quotes from important people. With thousands of press releases crossing the wire on a daily basis, it is ever more crucial [...]

By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, Business Wire Grammar Gossip, Business Wired, correct use of quotes, grammar, Grammar Gossip, grammar tips, Press Release, press release quotes, Press Release Tips, press release writing tips
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February 5, 2009 – 11:28 am
Every month, Business Wire Editor Emily Jones provides useful grammar tips and tricks to help us write better press releases. It’s Grammar Gossip!
The Wonderful World of Who
Who’s excited for the Oscars? I’m guessing the people whose favorite movies are nominated are.
A tip for all who are wondering when to use the words “who’s” and “whose” [...]

By Tom Becktold, SVP Marketing, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, Business Wire Grammar Gossip, Business Wired, Editors, grammar, Grammar Gossip, grammar tips, Press Release, Press Release Tips, press release writing tips
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