Carlene

Writer, editor, comms pro. Modern-day disciple. People-loving introvert. Coffee drinker. Laughs at her own jokes. Sucker for corny puns.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

A timely #writingtip, thanks to @copyeditors. The difference b/t empathy (sharing/feeling the same feeling) and sympathy (understanding and pitying the feeling): https://t.co/sElt0ugMwD

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

@cestmoi_jessica @comcastcares @EmmJParker @comcastcares by not taking care of your employees who are in contact with customers, you are not taking care of your customers. At the very least, this biz risk should motivate you to act now--provide tools and training.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

@cestmoi_jessica @comcastcares @EmmJParker @comcastcares: the virus is spread through touch and breathing. A tech could pick up the virus, and bring it to the next house w/in an hour, without experiencing symptoms. Signing a form to verify health is useless.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

@comcastcares @EmmJParker @Comcastcares: please tell us what those steps are. The tech I know has not seen anything besides the letter he signed verifying he was not sick. Spend a little extra $ to mitigate risk for your people and your customers, and give your techs the tools they need to keep ppl safe.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

@EmmJParker @comcastcares @comcast @EmmJParker, thank you for asking the question. This has been weighing on me as I have been seeing the complete non-equipping of the techs to deal with this issue.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

@EmmJParker @comcastcares @comcast I know a tech. As of today, they haven't been provided with any safety tools: hand sanitizer for their trucks, or soap/water, gloves, wipes for equipment, masks, or training. But they did have to sign a form to show cust. they aren't sick, which is useless as they go home to home

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

@CDCemergency And get the tick tested for Lyme and co-infections? And what about if you don't find the tick and contract Lyme? What is CDC rec for Lyme treatment that wasn't diagnosed right after tick bite? You've provided just about 5% of the info here... #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

@APStylebook Quotes can be powerful and are necessary to an article for many reasons. We can't paraphrase an entire article and not include quotes. If we don't use (sic) within a quote, how will reader know it wasn't just sloppy editing?

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

@DragonflyEdit What about "That being said"? I cringe when I hear or read that phrase. It can be easily replaced with "however," "but," "except," "yet," etc.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

My thoughts exactly. It was also speeding. https://t.co/Y4IwWrNbu9

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

Trump said the deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state “shows more than ever why our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved quickly.”

The high-speed train that derailed Monday was traveling for the 1st time on newly-built tracks.

https://t.co/9KHbV1oITJ

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

Interesting insight re: women in #publicrelations. It's up to ALL of us to create change, & it starts at the top. https://t.co/L9Cyp8jw6w

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

New #APStyle stresses Oxford comma use only when necessary. Not sure I can handle switch to singular "they," though.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

A great example of when the Oxford comma is needed for reader comprehension. Otherwise, omit that extra comma. https://t.co/wdn6xxlydx

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

#writingtip: https://t.co/HSkM3c7urh

[Editor Mark (@[email protected]) @EditorMark]

"I really like your…" starts a compliment. Remember “I” is in a “compliment.” “Complementary” things go together—they complete each other.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

#writingtip: a #blog post should take a reader 7 or fewer mins. to read. Stay on topic and break out into a series if necessary.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

#writingtip: Embrace the Oxford #comma only when necessary for reader comprehension, otherwise it is extraneous.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

#writingtip: AND @MadamGrammar says "don't use quotation marks" Agree 100%. I personally prefer bold or italic. https://t.co/EDYrzaKBAb

[Editor Mark (@[email protected]) @EditorMark]

If you seek emphasis, using bold, italic, underlining, and all caps are all options. But please, please, just pick one. #amediting

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

#writingtip: tailor your content to your reader and test it with a member of your target audience. This works for ALL types of writing.

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

The historical #SantaClaus was actually a pretty cool dude. #writing #amwriting #history #theology https://t.co/5N3jVUn6U7

[Carlene @The_Eck_Factor]

#writingtip: Exclamation points can be powerful, but are often overused. 1 per 100,000 words is a good rule to heed. https://t.co/S3VMfgTTVp