by admin | Jul 23, 2019 | Making of an editor, Management
She was somewhere in the middle of the thick woods. Alone. Directionless. Not sure about where to head, she panicked and started walking in a direction, following her gut instincts. After walking for a while, she was not sure whether she was in the right direction....
by admin | Jul 21, 2019 | Making of an editor, Management
I was meeting a bunch of youngsters who recently graduated and entered the corporate world. One simple question I asked was, “How many of you have received some feedback in the last month?” Their faces turned pale. I went to an experienced team member in...
by admin | Jul 13, 2019 | Copyediting, Grammar
I recently spotted this Cricbuzz profile of Mohammed Shami: Hailing from a remote village in Uttar Pradesh, born to a fast-bowler-turned-farmer, Mohammed Shami’s father spotted a spark in only one of his five children (all aspiring fast bowlers) and took him to a...
by admin | Jul 7, 2019 | Copyediting, Grammar, Making of an editor
Have you ever felt the itch to rephrase a sentence starting with ‘and’ or ‘or’? If yes, well, you’ve got company, because I too had a belief that starting a sentence with ‘and’ or ‘or’ is ungrammatical. I thought...
