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A Question of Style
April 23, 2009 11:53 AM by Jeanne Johnston
When it comes to language, there are accepted formulae for how things work--not just the actual words used, but specifics as to punctuation, grammar, etc. They used to teach that in school, right? In the workplace, the rules are supposed to be more formal. Read More...
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Advocate for ... Greed
January 6, 2009 7:42 AM by Jeanne Johnston
I suppose not many MTs have paid attention to AAMT's (yes, I know they're AIrHeaDs now) 3rd edition of their Book of Style because it came out virtually on the heels of the 2nd edition--which was not a great improvement over the 1st edition. Frankly, Read More...
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No Man Is an Island
December 30, 2008 2:03 PM by Jeanne Johnston
It seems most issues of Advance contain at least one letter from a new graduate, bemoaning the fact that regardless of the field, there's a Catch-22 wherein you need experience to get that first job, but you can't get that first job because no one's willing Read More...
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Live and Learn
August 28, 2008 10:41 AM by Jeanne Johnston
I think I blame Hurricane Fay--the dumb storm that, instead of plowing into Florida and falling apart once it hit land like a normal storm, pooped along in its own leisurely way and simply dropped a couple feet of water on us over the course of last week--for Read More...
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Is it Still Half Full if it's the Wrong Half of the Glass?
August 21, 2008 8:01 AM by Jeanne Johnston
How do you qualify success? For some people it's quantification through the use of statistics--which can bite you in the hiney if you're none too clever about them. Case in point: This overly perky blog about the "wildly successful" AAMT convention, wherein Read More...
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Say What What?
July 25, 2008 7:22 AM by Jeanne Johnston
Everyone loves a boner. Reader’s Digest has practically made a career of them, as they comprise a good percentage of their various humor columns. I’ve always found their articles to lean toward the superficial and sappy, but hey--who isn’t agreeable to Read More...
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With advocates like these. . .
May 17, 2008 2:55 PM by Jeanne Johnston
Here I am in my self-imposed spring break, trying to just be for a change, with a view toward hitting the books again this weekend. I'm finding that as always, the more you try not to think about something--anything--the harder it is to do. There's such Read More...
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