April 2015
Speaking at the Queensland Business Writers’ Conference
In August, I'll be talking about accessibility, and what you need to do for websites and documents to make them accessible at the Queensland Business Writers' Conference. Registrations for 2015 now open.
Homeopathy: A recent case
You’d think it’d be pretty easy to spot what it is that a website is trying to tell you and separate the fact from the opinion. But sometimes, the point might be harder to spot [...]
Word of the Day: A’a
Definition: Basaltic lava forming very rough jagged masses with a light and frothy texture. This word originated in Hawaii and is the first entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. A'a looks like this: [...]
First rule of Blog Club
It's not 'don't talk about Blog Club'—it's the complete opposite: talk lots! Luckily, Minnie has been creating some excellent words of the day posts. But, I've been absent. I have a short contract at the [...]
Word of the Day: Agathism
Definition: The doctrine that everything tends towards an ultimate good According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the difference between agathism and optimism is that optimism sees the good in everything that happens. Agathism recognises that [...]
Word of the Day: Heterophemy
Definition: Unintentionally using a word or phrase that means something different to what you mean to say One example is saying 'literally' when you really mean 'figuratively'. However, heterophemy can strike anyone at any time—no [...]
Word of the Day: Apricity
Definition: The warmth of the winter sun. A related word is 'apricate' meaning to bask in the sun. This got me thinking about apricots—because they look a bit like a sun, if you hold one [...]
Word of the Day: Kankedort
Definition: An awkward situation or affair So, I was born in Australia but I look a bit Indian. People on buses in Sydney think I can't speak English. So do shopkeepers in Kolkata. Slight kankedorts [...]