by Val Swisher | Oct 20, 2014
Did you know that the US Government has jumped on the simple writing bandwagon? A few years ago, I heard about an act signed into law by President Obama regarding the use of plain language in federal documents. It is called the Plain Writing Act of 2010 and it...
by Val Swisher | Jun 17, 2014
This post covers English (monolingual) glossaries and terminology, only. Updated 5/31/24 One of the first and most important questions I ask any customer who cares about content quality is, “Do you have a terminology list?” About 70% of the time, the answer is, “Yes,...
by Val Swisher | May 5, 2014
These days, everyone is trying to sell you on the “next big thing” for improving content quality. From XML authoring tools, to new CCMS systems, to quality checklists and quality checkers, there is no shortage of tools on the market. And while many of...
by Val Swisher | Apr 24, 2013
(Guest post by Marcia Riefer Johnston) I’ve been thinking about that. T-h-a-t. A handier word you’ll never find. Yet English speakers often omit it. That is left out. Suppressed, grammarians say. Implied. Suppressing that doesn’t necessarily get you in trouble....
by Val Swisher | Mar 30, 2013
Let’s talk terminology. More specifically, let’s talk about how to manage terminology. Terminology management is a big topic; not one that I can write about in a single post. There are lots of things to talk about. Over the next few blogs posts, I’m...
by Val Swisher | Feb 25, 2013
Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your golden hair! Rapunzel is a well-known Grimm’s fairy tale that features a beautiful young woman named Rapunzel, who happens to have ridiculously long, blond hair. Rapunzel lives locked in a tower in the middle of the woods. The...
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