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What’s a busman’s holiday? I take many!

Let’s talk about the idea of a busman’s holiday. No, not the Granada game show of the same name from the 80s and 90s (this is becoming a theme!) Just the leisure activities that you do which are not a million miles away from your day job. You may be able to tell from myContinue reading “What’s a busman’s holiday? I take many!”

What even is a ‘proof’? An open invitation to ask me questions about editing jargon.

Jargon, field-specific language. Whatever you want to call it. Do you like it? Find it useful? Does it scare you? I find it fascinating how words can mean so many different things in different industries. Take the word ‘proof’. In editing, a ‘proof’ is the page which is checked for errors prior to publishing. InContinue reading “What even is a ‘proof’? An open invitation to ask me questions about editing jargon.”

Why do I want to be self-employed? Love for my husband is one of the key reasons.

I aim to be fully self-employed by the time my husband loses the last of his eyesight. My incredibly talented author husband, Jon Cronshaw, has a degenerative eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa. He currently has 5% usable vision in one eye. He has developed such an incredible mindset about this and does not let itContinue reading “Why do I want to be self-employed? Love for my husband is one of the key reasons.”

What is a modal verb? And is it should ‘have’ or should ‘of’?

Modelling modals. 🎶To the tune of The Model by Kraftwerk.🎶 ‘Could’ is a modal and it’s really good To express possibility so you’re understood. There’s ‘might’, ‘should’ and ‘will’, to use from time to time. It only takes a well-placed one to change a mind. ‘Should have’, ‘could have’, ‘would have’ are the past formsContinue reading “What is a modal verb? And is it should ‘have’ or should ‘of’?”