26 October 2105 Trick or Treat? Hold on, man. We don’t go anywhere with “scary,” “spooky,” “haunted,” or “forbidden” in the title. ~From Scooby-Doo Hello again listeners. Following on from my recent post about the term ‘Fall’ (autumn) here… Continue reading
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We say Autumn – you say Fall
24 October 2015 We say Autumn – you say Fall “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ― Albert Camus Autumn, or, as our cousins across the pond would have it, ‘The Fall’ is now well… Continue reading
Nine ways in which Swindon does business
In recent weeks I’ve added several posts to the Swindon in Business section of my Born again Swindonian blog. And Swindon does business! I began sharing Swindon business stories on Born again Swindonian as a way of highlighting just how great… Continue reading
Don’t mess with the Panda – get your content proofread
Don’t Mess with the Panda- get your content proofread! As a proofreader I’m obviously going to stress to you the importance of getting your content or documents proofread. There are many compelling reasons why you should. Here’s one for… Continue reading
Outset Ambassador
I am very honoured and delighted to be associated with Outset Swindon as an ambassador for their services. As Outset themselves say: ‘Starting a business for the first time can be an unsettling experience, with lots of new obstacles to navigate…. Continue reading
Outset Swindon and AA Editorial Services
Outset Swindon is a fabulous organization that has been instrumental in helping many budding entrepreneurs onto the business road. ‘Outset Swindon offers hands-on, vocational support and guidance tailored for you. Plus, as a government approved Start Up Loans provider, we can… Continue reading
At the hustings
02/05/2015 Well the general election of 2015 is almost upon us so with all the electioneering going on around us it’s a timely opportunity to do a little exploration of the word ‘husting’ as in ‘At the hustings’. A husting can… Continue reading
Eggcorns and proofreading
The Proofreader’s role Proofreading involves so much more than being on the lookout for obvious spelling mistakes and those preposition omissions that are so, so easy to make. The brain is too clever by half at seeing what it knows… Continue reading
Lorem Ipsum
How scrambled Cicero became the typesetting standard Not having had the opportunity to learn Latin of any kind at school, the first time I came across Lorem Ipsum as mock text in computer publishing programs I assumed it was… Continue reading
Social media platforms and YouTube
I’ve recently been experimenting with various social media platforms and YouTube for both the business, AA Editorial Services, and my Swindon blog, Born again Swindonian. When I’m not me. Angela Atkinson, or AA Editorial Services then I’m blogging about Swindon as Born… Continue reading