Category Archives: Language

Aviation English, a guest post by Brenda Shelton

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Ed Battistella

Aviation English The most common bridge language in the world is English. Whether the implemented communication is online, in business, or soaring above ground through the friendly skies, English is the chosen language of use and connection. After the end … Continue reading →

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Ashland at the AWP

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Ed Battistella

Several literary Ashlanders attended the Association of Writers & Writing Program meeting in Seattle, February 26 – March 1, 2014. Here are their six-word summaries. Angela Howe Decker, author of Splendid Catastrophe: “Hordes of writers talking, reading, hip-hopping.” Amy MacLennan, … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Copyeditors

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I’m finishing up responding to a copyeditor’s suggestions and queries for a book on the language of public apologies. In an earlier post, I mentioned errors Jennifer Marcellus found in the early drafts of the manuscript. This post is about … Continue reading →

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Words from the Scrabble app

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I went to a Scrabble party recently and a colleague sold me on the virtues of the online Scrabble ap. In the margin of the game board, Hasbro gives you all the acceptable two-letter words (from AE to CH, JO, … Continue reading →

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