“Over the past several days, Americans have been concluding a painful spring ritual, checking their math, signing their checks, and putting the finishing touches on their tax forms.”
See on articles.boston.com

Bureaucrats, lawyers, and Congress suggest that there is a reason why laws and regulations are so difficult to understand, but their reasoning is flawed.

See on www.writingwithclarity.com

Fanfare for the Comma Man – NYTimes.com

“What a complex set of emotions are attached to that small, inky polliwog, the apostrophe.”
Via www.vocabula.com

“E-book editing is leading to questions about the changing nature of electronic works, as digital publishing impacts the literary world creatively and financially.”
Via www.forbes.com

“Authors who have massaged their book to perfection during the editorial and page proof stage may be dismayed to learn that the electronic version readers are purchasing and reading frequently represents an earlier effort.”
via www.huffingtonpost.com

Via Scoop.it – Web Content Editing
“`Deadwood’ refers to a word or phrase that can be omitted without a loss in meaning. Removing it shortens and clarifies your copy. Once you recognize deadwood, it’s easy to eliminate.”

Via Scoop.it – Web Content Editing
“Survey Shows That Readers Will Shun Poorly Digitized eBooks”

Making a case for well-edited digital content was made easier following the release of results from a small but significant survey of publishing pros. Publishers are finally admitting that quality of content means much more to readers than quantity of content. [DD]

via Scoop.it – Web Content Editing

The 20th anniversary of a research proposal that remade the language (a New York Times article from 11-14-2010).