Are we too reliant on bullet points?
March 24, 2021
No Comments
When writing an article that contains a lot of information the reader needs to digest, it can be tempting to condense this into bullet-pointed lists,
Writing Mistakes
Which word are editors VERY fed up with?
February 9, 2021
No Comments
When editing, I’m always hesitant to ask a writer to stop using a word. Doing that can seem like asking someone to stunt their vocabulary.
Should a sentence always start with a capital letter?
January 5, 2021
1 Comment
From as soon as we start writing, we are told that the first letter of a sentence should always be capitalised, but just occasionally, is
Three of the most common Christmas spelling mistakes
December 29, 2020
No Comments
December 25th may have been and gone, but it remains the season to be jolly. Since I’m an editor, the best way to make me
How to revert to classic spellcheck on Word
December 11, 2020
4 Comments
On Tuesday morning this week, the Engage Web team recoiled in horror at a change made to one of Microsoft Word’s longstanding functions. Particularly annoying
How to change a news story’s angle to suit your audience
December 3, 2020
No Comments
Something we have plenty of experience in here at Engage Web is finding relevant news stories for our clients’ industries. The process usually starts by
What is a sentence fragment?
November 16, 2020
2 Comments
Something we come across occasionally while editing copy at Engage Web is a sentence that begins with a capital letter and ends with a full
What’s the difference between features and benefits?
October 9, 2020
No Comments
It’s often said than in sales, a sure sign of a rookie marketer is that all they talk about is what their product is and
What to do if you keep making the same typo
April 23, 2020
2 Comments
Do you have a certain word or phrase that you always mistype? It’s easy enough to go back and correct it of course, but it’s
