What: For 21 years, I've been “Head of Everything” for MarciDiehl.com as a multi-media writer, editor and producer/consultant for the web, print, video, and social media. Before that, I married during college and had four sons in 8 years. I was a (mostly) stay-at-home mom, writing freelance for national, regional and local magazines -- Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Success Magazine, SCORE … [Read more...]
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Black Friday Serendipity: ’tis the Season
The lines at Kohls went from the center front registers to the far aisles on either side of the store and all the way to the back. I groaned. It would be an hour-plus wait that most likely included forced polite conversation with strangers. Was it worth the sale prices plus 15% off and Kohls' "cash"? What the hell... I had my phone with me, and could easily blow an hour reading news and updates. … [Read more...]
Isn’t it Ironic? Words that Trip Me Up
A language fail is the worst kind of fail, especially if you're a public speaker or a writer. From Travis Bradberry's list of 20 commonly misused English words, these often trip me up: Ironic vs. Coincidental Bradberry writes: A lot of people get this wrong. If you break your leg the day before a ski trip, that’s not ironic—it’s coincidental (and bad luck). Also coincidental is … [Read more...]
Is it awe or aw?
The world needs an illustrated grammar lesson concerning aw and awe. Aw is a noise Aw is the word for a noise you make when you see something that's freaking adorable, like a baby hedgehog or Betty White. Some people write "aww." Because it's a sound, if the photo is especially freaking adorable, you can get away with writing "awwwwwww," although doing so is comparable to using an excessive … [Read more...]
Uninterested or Disinterested?
If you're a grammar nerd, here's a fun vocabulary quiz that I picked up from a writer friend's Facebook post. Think you know them all? See how you do: 1. Do you know the difference between “uninterested” and “disinterested”? 2. Do you know the difference between “reticent” and “reluctant”? 3. Do you know the difference between “enormousness” and “enormity”? 4. Do you know the difference … [Read more...]