O! say can you synonym
One of the things I do regularly on this blog is share my rewrites of museum labels. This rewrite was sparked by …
Sins and Synonymity (Writing for English Language Learners, Technique #2)
When I was in high school, preparing for the AP English test, students and teachers often referred to “twenty-five-cent words.” Twenty-five-cent words …
An Unconventional Image
Another rewrite of a label from Flickr. The original version of this label takes a long time to get around to explaining …
Don’t Move!
Please don’t move? Why not? Are the rocks going to… Oh! Don’t move the rocks! So many signage style guides seem to insist …
Why didn’t they see the sign?
The Simplification Centre is a not-for-profit that works with organizations who need to communicate complex information. They often turn their attention to …
Beware of Phrasal Verbs (Writing for English Language Learners, Technique #1)
We can make our institutions a little more welcoming to diverse audiences by making our labels as readable as possible for visitors …
David and Goliath
My editing brain never turns off, so one of the things I plan to do frequently on this blog is share my …
Read!
I love these posters because they bring home with just three words each—just three syllables, even—that words have not only denotations but …