Why PRs should mind their Ps and Qs

Friday, October 8th, 2010

This week, alarmed bosses at the Leeds Building Society drafted in the services of a former English teacher to give their staff grammar lessons. Senior staff at the building society were so appalled at their employees’ low standard of written English that they decided to take staff back to school. An admirable move ...

Apostrophe pedants unite!

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

I salute Stefan Gatward of Tunbridge Wells who, having been tortured daily by a misspelt road sign, has taken matters into his own hands.  The former solider has resorted to vigilante action by painting on the apostrophe in St John’s Close. It’s gratifying to see that the poor apostrophe is still ...

Potty training for the workplace?

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

My thoughts turned to potty training this week as I attempt to encourage my two-year-old daughter to ditch the nappies. Can’t honestly say I’ll miss swilling out a putrid bucket of washable nappies, however eco-friendly they may be. Actually, potty training is proving to be even more onerous than I remember ...