It seems that they – our rulers, the people with power – have been reading my blog. Or if not, some remarkable coincidence has occurred that could change the world of editorial work and plain English out of all recognition. You my friend, and I (especially I) could be out of a job. I have it on good authority that MPs have been looking at how Government “uses and misuses language”.
A few weeks ago I subscribed to the daily email from Businessdictionary.com. Every day, they send me a business term. As a struggling editor, I thought this might help me understand the words. Or should I say: “enable me to be better able to further my understanding of a whole raft of business words and phrases”? › Continue reading
I had a conversation with some people over the weekend who asked me to explain the difference between ‘blue sky thinking’ and ‘horizon scanning’. I think they assumed – given that I’m an editor and everything – that I would understand these words. It was my own fault I suppose, for trying to turn the conversation round to editorial issues. › Continue reading
There’s no doubt about it, someone, somewhere is laughing at editorial staff. It is probably more than one person – probably a group of people working in league, a network of the well-connected, the rich and powerful. And their objective? › Continue reading
The more I try to change my career path, the more I realise that editorial work is probably the best work in the world – despite the lack of reward or general appreciation. This week I did a project management course. The trainer talked about ‘forming, storming, norming and performing‘. This is a technique for managing your team, but somehow it made me think of the police and how they manage demonstrations. › Continue reading