"I think singular pronoun agreement is evolving out of English; most authors I copy-edit use “they” rather than the correct, “he or she” (or variations). Will you abandon pronoun agreement?" Meg Nash, a freelance writer-editor in the Greater Philadelphia area asked that question just over a month ago in the LinkedIn Writers and Editors group. ... Continue Reading →
Color Out of Space Day 3
Sunday evening was for me the most interesting. Lots of vocals and more sound poetry. More space and for the most part top quality performances. Valeri opened with the work of other sound poets and finished with an improvisation. His set included a collection of Russian vowel sounds. Great work! Johannes Bergmark cooked up a... Continue Reading →
Style, Grammar and Punctuation: The Writer’s Voice
Two books that blasted my writing style when I was a beginner, which anybody can now refer to online, are William Strunk and Fowler's The King's English When I studied the Style of Writing at the University of Ottawa, an elective I took towards my theatre degree, the prof preached Fowler and I obediently followed.... Continue Reading →