Labour vibes: ‘Caveat Subscriptor’ is a Latin term which means ‘let the signer beware’ and is a fair warning given South Africa’s all too often draconian labour legis... Read more
Are you as annoyed as I am when you listen to politicians? With the elections in South Africa on 7 May 2014, I thought candidates would at least try to communicate clearly. I don’t understan... Read more
Dear Big Business In 2013, you conduct 70% of your business with the electronic written word. If you write an invitation, you want me to accept. If you write a warning label, you need to mak... Read more
Caryn Gootkin hopes readers have conquered their fears of the semi-colon after her last column. Today she explains why the humble full stop can become a powerful plain language tool and reve... Read more
Caryn Gootkin continues her series on punctuation by demystifying the semi-colon, which has been called the scariest punctuation mark. Semi-colons have a bad reputation; unfairly, I think. T... Read more
My seven-year-old has starting learning Hebrew at school. This is the moment I have been waiting for; I have neglected my love affair with the language over the past 20 years since completin... Read more
