Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language. — Ludwig Wittgenstein Grammar and language—two terms sometimes conflated, with meanings that often overlap and blur. Yet, we can classify and distinguish each by their function in human communication. In this article, we’ll explore two frameworks … Continue reading Grammar and Language: Structure and Expression
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Relationships and Meaning
Preface My blog is primarily dedicated to the meta: writing about writing. Yet, in its original form, it was also a place for personal reflection. Today, I am sharing a post that reflects one of the most fundamental reasons I write: Writing is not merely a method of communicating with others. It is a way … Continue reading Relationships and Meaning
Technical Writing Best Practices
Creating User-Friendly Documentation Welcome to a deep dive into the art of technical writing! We'll unravel the secrets behind crafting user-friendly documentation for end users of software. This post will delve into key methods for structuring, formatting, and writing documentation and step-by-step instructions, ensuring that users not only engage with the content but can easily … Continue reading Technical Writing Best Practices
Writing Concisely
We’ve all encountered writing that repeats, uses more words than necessary, and seems to do everything but get to the point. It’s annoying. Yet, haven’t we all embellished school essays to appease an arbitrary word count? Concise communication is the opposite: It’s brief and direct. And it’s mainly a matter of diction (word choice) and … Continue reading Writing Concisely
The Writing Process
Select the image to open it in a new tab. Writing is hard. Some people even find it intimidating. Writing can be challenging because it requires clear expression of thoughts and ideas, attention to detail, and effective communication. Writing is daunting for some because they struggle with articulating their thoughts, fear making mistakes, or lack … Continue reading The Writing Process
What is Technical Writing?
When I started searching for my first technical writing role, I focused on laying a solid foundation. I aimed to build a theoretical framework that would guide me as I developed my skills and explored my interests in the field. I desired answers to all these questions: What is technical writing? Why is it technical? … Continue reading What is Technical Writing?
English Verb Tenses: Explained
Recently a native English-speaking student reached out to me to clarify the use of the perfect and perfect progressive verb tenses. I was intrigued. It’s not a topic I come across too often. Even I needed to do some deep digging to ensure I understood those rather uncommon-ish and complex tenses. (It’s something my grammar … Continue reading English Verb Tenses: Explained
Elements of Content
Content, or the topics that are written about in a text, is shaped by several rhetorical elements: Purpose: Why am I writing this? Audience: Who will read it? Context: How, when, where, why, and under what conditions will they read it? Style: How will I write this? What are the structure and cosmetics of my … Continue reading Elements of Content
The Editing Process
Select the image to open it in a new tab. Editing is often thought of as reparations for spelling atrocities and grammatical crimes. But it can be so much more than that. Your writing is so much more than its cosmetic blemishes. Your writing is an expression of your personality (i.e., voice), emotions, and opinions—the … Continue reading The Editing Process
Commas: “For the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed”
"If you bend a branch until it's horizontal, the sap will slow to a stopping point: a comma or colon, made of leaves grown into one another and over one another and hardened. Out of this pause comes a flower, which unfolds itself in spirals, as if the leaf form, unable to keep to its … Continue reading Commas: “For the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed”
Dillon Bolding 