I’m a Jew, not a pig
The Mail & Guardian recently carried (what appears to be a) plea to Pick n Pay to stand against cruelty ...
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Times Media Group’s misogynistic* attitude to business glossies
Sunday evening. I’m sitting happily with a cup of tea and two glossy magazines. But these aren't my usual mags. ...
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The humble full stop: from plain language to haplography
Caryn Gootkin hopes readers have conquered their fears of the semi-colon after her last column. Today she explains why the ...
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Punctuation (Part 2): The elegant yet often-overlooked semi colon
Caryn Gootkin continues her series on punctuation by demystifying the semi-colon, which has been called the scariest punctuation mark. Semi-colons ...
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Punctuation (Part 1): the real story behind the dots and dashes
My seven-year-old has starting learning Hebrew at school. This is the moment I have been waiting for; I have neglected ...
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Plain language: The tricky aspects of gender-neutral language
Caryn Gootkin suggests alternatives to gender-specific pronouns that will make your writing more accurate, less offensive and plainer. The principles ...
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