The basic rules of caption writing are pretty straightforward: 1. Tell readers who is in a picture and what they are doing. 2. Provide a bit of context that draws
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Say what you mean, but learn to verb the web
The school year started this week with the usual rush of frenetic energy and confusion. That set the stage perfectly for some of the things I was reading and hearing.
Continue readingA hackneyed metaphor flies out of bounds
Good metaphors focus attention on important aspects of a topic, improve understanding and allow readers to see a subject in a new light. Bad metaphors, on the other hand, cheapen
Continue readingWhy is the Style section mooning me? Or, a lesson in context
I stared hazily at the folded newspaper lying atop the dining room table. Right there, next to the Chex and the napkins, the New York Times Style section was mooning
Continue readingWonder and disappointment at the end of the driveway
Somehow, my New York Times arrived in the driveway this morning. I had to dig my way through more than a foot of snow to reach it, but there it
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