Monthly Archives: June 2015

Wicked “Which”

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Norm Friedman

  Knowing when to use that and when to use which is not as wicked a situation as you might think. Simply put, we use that to introduce a phrase or clause that is essential for clarity. We use which to … Continue reading →

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Historical or Historic?

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Norm Friedman

Today I heard a newscaster say, “So we really are going to have a woman on the ten-dollar bill. Which historical figure do you think it will be?” If you’re normal, you’re thinking Harriet Tubman? Betsy Ross? Rosa Parks? Meryl … Continue reading →

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A Solid Start

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Norm Friedman

The use of participles (“-ing” verbs) to get sentences off to a lively start was recommended in one of my earliest posts, on October 10, 2014 (http://www.normfriedman.com/blog/i-got-choppy-rhythm/). Here’s what I said at the end of that post about avoiding monotonous … Continue reading →

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Reach for That Red Pen

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Norm Friedman

You don’t have to agree with me, but I think some aspects of editing are fun. There, I said it. When editing doesn’t require the unwieldy task of reorganizing, and mainly entails catching a typo here and a missing apostrophe … Continue reading →

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