January 12, 2011 – 10:16 am
What’s in a title? That which we call quotation marks in most cases. The AP Stylebook has made some recent changes on how to punctuate composition titles in your writing. We’re happy to relay those changes on to you, fair Grammar Gossip reader, because if you’re like us you’re constantly Googling how to write the [...]
By Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged AP Stylebook, Business Wire Grammar Gossip, Editors, Emily Jones, Grammar Gossip, Press Release Tips, punctuating titles, punctuation, writing tips
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December 23, 2010 – 3:09 pm
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! Are apostrophes on your holiday list this year? They should be. While these little punctuation ornaments are tricky, they are key to a correct and well-meaning sentence. We could [...]
By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged apostrophes, business wire, BusinessWired, Editors, Emily Jones, Grammar Gossip, Press Release Tips, Press Release writing, press release writing tips
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November 9, 2010 – 1:47 pm
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 clock has fallen back and a frosty winter is on its way. We can pluck one positive thing out of this ominous gray time, and it is this: [...]
By Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged backlinking, Charlie Sheen, Editors, Emilio Estevez, Emily Jones, grammar, Grammar Gossip, hyperlinks, Press Release Tips, URLs
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October 19, 2010 – 9:01 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! We can’t believe it’s already October and into Halloween season. We’re giddier than Paris Hilton buying a store full of bunnies. In August, Grammar Gossip provided a pop quiz [...]
By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, Editors, Emily Jones, grammar, Grammar Gossip, PR, pr tips, Press Release Tips, Press Release writing, public relations
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September 24, 2010 – 5:31 am
Happy Punctuation Day! Why not celebrate with a review of some punctuation and grammar posts by Business Wire’s Grammar Gossip, Emily Jones?
September 8, 2010 – 9:23 am
Sometimes great things come in pairs: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kanye West and Twitter, Paul Rudd and bromances, Demi Moore and too much free time with a camera. But sometimes twice is not so nice. We’ve been noticing a troubling amount of doubled words on press releases lately. Most of the time, these words are [...]
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 hard to escape the mayhem that is “Twilight” these days, and while I read the first book, I must admit a sudden case of narcolepsy came upon me [...]
Now that we’re almost through our grieving process with the death of Corey Haim, while he will still be missed here at Grammar Gossip, it’s time to move on. Or is it: its time to move on? When do we know if the apostrophe should be there, or shouldn’t? There’s a very simple question you [...]
By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, editor tips, Editors, grammar, Grammar Gossip, its versus it's, Press Release Tips, Press Release writing, Public Policy, Steve Zahn
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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! Warm weather often makes people feel happier and more carefree. While it’s true that L.A. is almost always warm and sunny, we’ve noticed a new round of antics from [...]
By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, commonly misspelled words in press releases, Editors, Emily Jones, Grammar Gossip, Lindsay Lohan, Press Release Tips, punctuation, punctuation around quotes, quotation marks
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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! Grammar Gossip, along with a great collection of 80s fans, recently said goodbye to a favorite – Mr. Corey Haim, the playful and curl-lipped teen idol that while quirky [...]
By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, BusinessWired, Corey Haim, Editors, Emily Jones, grammar, Grammar Gossip, Press Release Tips, Press Release writing, though vs through
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