When is it okay to use "about" -- How to be more precise when copyediting

Rich Adin recently published a blog post on the vagueness of about. When precision is wanted, he maintains, about isn’t going to cut it. Adin points out that if you can use a precise date rather than “about 50 years ago,” you won’t make readers work hard for the meaning. His example: About...

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Seriously, redundancy, and other serious matters that need serious attention

The holidays are almost here! But hey, I'm not taking a break being on the lookout for articles that make it on the Internet but desperately need some "juice" to make them sizzle. Truth is, there's no shortage of websites, news items, and written stuff that are passable but can be injected with creativity....

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All clogged up! Using spaces between punctuations

Because we live in "rushing" society (quoted from wildlittlefan), most of us forget to add space in between our punctuation marks. Not acceptable. If you find it annoying, get a load of this article I edited from Yahoo Voices. There are plenty of mistakes, but the outstanding one is definitely the...

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Its versus It's and other sordid shenanigans

I took a quick catch-up on the aspect of keyword density again. One of the popular articles I read came from the authoritative site of SEOBook.com. Upon finishing the text, here are some glaring errors that were "spotted!" by me: Early / primitive search technology was not very sophisticated...

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Anchor links matter

One of the biggest aspects that impact the search engine rankings is the "value" of anchor links and how pertinent they are to user search. The following is an edited version of Northport Boarding Kennels website: Our mission is to provide a clean, friendly atmosphere for your pet. At Northport...

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