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# East Edit

Web writing, usability and content strategy

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## Posts

- [9 reasons list blog posts (listicles) are complete crap](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/9-reasons-list-blog-posts-listicles-are-complete-crap/) - Listicles are bad for your brain. Mostly. Some are quite good. Like this one.
- [The blink of an eye](https://eastedit.com.au/2020/03/the-blink-of-an-eye/) - We didn't do 2019. But we're back for 2020. East Edit returns. Bring it.
- [Not all feedback is equal—what to include and what to ignore](https://eastedit.com.au/2018/08/not-all-feedback-is-equal-what-to-include-and-what-to-ignore/) - How do you know which feedback is valid and which can be ignored? Learn how an editor deals with document feedback from multiple stakeholders—how to get past approvals and publish.
- [Word of the Day: Akratic](https://eastedit.com.au/2018/04/word-of-the-day-akratic/) - We all make Akratic decisions every day. Here we explore some of the cognitive biases lead us to Akrasia, like hyperbolic discounting, confirmation bias, the availability effect and the illusion of cognitive depth.
- [Christmas carols aren't about Christmas](https://eastedit.com.au/2018/01/christmas-carols-arent-about-christmas/) - Most songs we know as Christmas carols were not written with Christmas in mind. Learn the origins of 'Silent Night', 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing', and 'Jingle Bells'.
- [How to write the perfect short bio](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/11/how-to-write-the-perfect-short-bio/) - Learn how to write the perfect short bio in 100 words or less using our simple formula. Inspire trust and credibility, and give your audience a reason to like you.
- [Coding passive voice detection](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/coding-passive-voice-detection/) - We developed a Chrome extension for editorial quality assurance using JavaScript... then we thought, 'it'd be cool if this could detect passive voice'...
- [Numbers are big](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/numbers-are-big/) - How big is a million? A billion? Or a trillion, quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion... and the rest, past the googol, past the googolplex and heading for Graham's Number.
- [Stories in numbers](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/10/stories-in-numbers/) - Getting your own head around some numbers is hard enough. How do you help your audience understand the numbers you tell them?
- [The difference between i.e. and e.g.](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/06/the-difference-between-i-e-and-e-g/) - After raging ad-hoc, non-traditional apostrophe abuse, one of the most common mistakes an editor sees is people using i.e. and e.g. interchangeably. Learn the difference.
- [10 things that drive Rory mental](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/10-things-that-drive-rory-mental/) - We all have things that annoy us. Though, part of learning to live happily is learning to not let these things get to you. But here's a few that test me...
- [What's a 'bit'?](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/06/whats-a-bit/) - An exploration of the origins of the digital bit, the beauty of exponential numbers relating to 256-bit encryption, and how many possibilities this entails.
- [Image crafting, priming and ranting...](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/image-crafting-priming-and-ranting/) - In life we’re constantly bombarded with information. How do we know what's real? What's image crafting and content marketing? This clickbait bullshittery appears at the bottom of some supposedly serious publications…
- [Literal interpretations of country music](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/09/literal-interpretations-of-country-music/) - Literally how big is a pool of a million tears? How many would a person need to drink for a lifetime? Examples of syllepsis, isocolon and other rhetorical devices.
- [Word of the Day: Cimicine](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/11/word-of-the-day-cimicine/) - Ever wondered if there was a word for the smell of bugs? Cimicine is our word of the day.
- [Indian English: Preponing the tiffin](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/11/indian-english-preponing-the-tiffin/) - India has a lot of languages. The official language is Hindi—but English in India is a rich variant in its own right. Learn how India has affected English.
- [I was wrong—and this is a fundamental problem with the internet](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/07/i-was-wrong-and-this-is-a-fundamental-problem-with-the-internet/) - I created fake news. Completely innocently. But once an idea is formed, an effect known as the confirmation bias makes it hard for people to change their minds.
- [Web writing courses now open for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/08/web-writing-courses-now-open-for-brisbane-sydney-and-melbourne/) - Our next public web writing courses are booked in for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in October 2017. Don't miss the early bird discount!
- [Muphry's Law](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/02/muphrys-law/) - Muphry's Law: If you correct someone's grammar, you will make an error yourself in the correction. Read more writing and editing posts on the East Edit blog.
- [Word of the day: Crepuscular](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/02/word-of-the-day-crepuscular/) - Crepuscular, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Commonly misused words: Simplistic](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/02/commonly-misused-words-simplistic/) - Simplistic is a commonly misused word. Are you using it wrong? Find out the difference between 'simple' and 'simplistic'.
- [Word of the day: Estivate](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/02/word-of-the-day-estivate/) - Estivate, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Commonly misused words: Factoid](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/02/commonly-misused-words-factoid/) - Factoid is a commonly misused word. Are you using it wrong? Find out the difference between 'factoid' and 'fact'.
- [Word of the day: Circumlocutory](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/02/word-of-the-day-circumlocutory-2/) - Circumlocutory, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the day: Apophenia](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/02/word-of-the-day-apophenia/) - Apophenia, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the day: Paroemion](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/02/word-of-the-day-paroemion/) - Paroemion, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Apostrophes, and how not to use them](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/apostrophes-and-how-not-to-use-them/) - Apostrophes are something many people have trouble with. Learn these few simple rules to get them right. First tip: They don't make plurals.
- [Word of the Day: Hypercorrection](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-hypercorrection/) - Hypercorrection, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Signs: Female ambulant](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/signs-female-ambulant/) - Signs that make no sense. Female ambulant—what does that even mean? Certainly not plain English...
- [Word of the Day: Gambrinous](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-gambrinous/) - Gambrinous, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Commonly misused words: Enormity](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/commonly-misused-words-enormity/) - Enormity is a commonly misused word? Are you using it right? Find out what it really means.
- [Active vs passive voice](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/active-vs-passive-voice/) - Learn when to use passive voice to create the right tone. Passive is sometimes preferred to active voice!
- [Sentences that can't be passive voice](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/sentences-that-cant-be-passive-voice/) - Certain sentences can't be made into passive voice. Find out why.
- [Don't drink and tweet](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/dont-drink-and-tweet/) - Don't tweet when you've been drinking. You're not as witty and erudite as you think you are. Learn from my mistake.
- [Word of the Day: Gongoozler](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-gongoozler/) - Gongoozler, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [En and em dashes—the difference and how to make them](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/en-and-em-dashes-the-difference-and-how-to-make-them/) - What's an em dash? Or an en dash? Is this different to a hyphen? How do I make one? Read on...
- [Word of the day: Lalochezia](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-lalochezia/) - Lalochezia is our word of the day. Find out what it means. Don't confuse it with 'allochezia'. East Edit word of the day, everyday. Except when we forget.
- [House style, apostrophes, and why you can't win](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/house-style-apostrophes-and-why-you-cant-win/) - It’s a tricky thing trying to position yourself as a writing ‘expert’. Invariably, there will be errors that slip into some things (most things?) that you write.
- [Word of the Day: Qualtagh](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-qualtagh/) - Word of the Day is Qualtagh. The first person you see after New Year Day. This happens everyday unless we forget.
- [Prescriptivism, descriptivism and how tone affects meaning](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/prescriptivism-descriptivism-and-how-tone-affects-meaning/) - Every sentence we write not only has to convey the literal meaning we intend, but also the desired tone or 'emotional meaning'. We need to think beyond the literal content of the words on the page.
- [Rhyming slang: Raspberry, cobblers, and berk](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/rhyming-slang-cobblers-and-berk/) - As rhyming slang evolves, sometimes, the original meaning is forgotten, and we're left with a term that sounds like something your grandmother would say. But deep inside the expression's meaning, lies a kernel of something fantastically uncouth.
- [Word of the Day: Glossolalia](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-glossolalia/) - Glossolalia defined in Word of the Day. WOTD happens everyday unless we forget.
- [Writing good error messages](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/writing-good-error-messages/) - Learn how to write good, usable error messages that will greatly improve your site's user experience. A good error message should do 3 things. Do you know what they are?
- [Language, law and science](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/language-law-and-science/) - Legalese doesn't need to be a secret language. It can be written in plain English, while maintaining clarity. Talk to us about our legalese to plain English services.
- [Bad UX: mixed language content](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/bad-ux-mixed-language-content/) - Mixing language content on the same page isn't helpful. Separate your languages, so that a user doesn't need to scan for their language multiple times.
- [Word of the Day: Antejentacular](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-antejentacular/) - Antejentacular, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the Day: Troglodyte](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-troglodyte/) - What is a troglodyte? Word of the Day happens every day unless we forget.
- [Don't separate a subject from its verb](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/dont-separate-a-subject-from-its-verb-2/) - Separating a subject from its verb (by inserting a comma) is a common grammatical mistake. But it's easy to spot, and easy to stop. Find out how at East Edit.
- [Word of the Day: Grandiloquent](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-grandiloquent/) - Word of the Day happens every day. Define a new word and use it in a sentence. Or several.
- [Phonological processes—First language development](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/phonological-processes-first-language-development/) - Children learning a language will adopt various phonological processes (essentially a way of simplifying complex phoneme clusters) in order to try and say words.
- [Ninja bookshop powers](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/ninja-bookshop-powers/) - My wife Minnie worked in a bookshop for years, from the age of 14, right up into university. This has given her special ninja bookshop powers.
- [Writing links—Guest post on Comms Go Digital](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/writing-links-guest-post-on-comms-go-digital/) - Tips on how to write good link text. The way we write links has a big effect on whether people will click the link, or even whether they'll see them in the first place.
- [Contractions you'd never expand, old English, and other relics](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/contractions-youd-never-expand-old-english-and-other-relics/) - English is full of relics, throwbacks to old words or expressions, that often only remain in a single contemporary term or expression. Like 'teller' in 'bank teller'. Tell is an old word meaning 'to count', and we don't see it anywhere else...
- [Word of the Day: Accismus](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-accismus/) - Accismus is an insincere refusal | Learn a new word every day | Word of the Day happens every day unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Kankedort](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-kankedort/) - Kankedort is the word of the day. It is an awkward situation. Learn a new word every day unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Heterophemy](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-heterophemy/) - Heterophemy means unintentionally using a word that is not what you mean to say. Learn a new word every day with East Edit's Word of the Day unless we forget
- [First rule of Blog Club](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/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 moment, so have been a bit busy. But, there are some fun things on the horizon! Besides posts with more
- [Word of the Day: A'a](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-aa/) - Aa is a Hawaiian word for a type of basaltic lava. It is also the forst word in the Oxford Dictionary. Learn an interesting new word every day.
- [Homeopathy: A recent case](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/homeopathy-a-recent-case/) - Summary of the ACCC v Homeopathy Plus!: A recent Federal Court case about homeopathy and vaccination
- [Speaking at the Queensland Business Writers' Conference](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/speaking-at-the-queensland-business-writers-conference/) - In August 2015, 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.
- [Word of the Day: Schadenfreude](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-schadenfreude/) - Schadenfreude is pleasure at someone else's misfortune. Learn an interesting word on Word of the Day, which happens every day unless we forget.
- [Testimonial page published](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/testimonial-page-published/) - We quietly published our testimonial page the other day. Look at all these nice people saying nice things about our web writing courses that we run in Brisbane!
- [Word of the Day: Preantepenultimate](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-preantepenultimate/) - Preantepenultimate is our word of the day. Learn its meaning and use it well. Word of the day, everyday, except when we forget.
- [Speaking at the Brisbane Content Strategy Group meet-up: May 12](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/speaking-at-the-brisbane-content-strategy-group-meet-up-may-12/) - I’ll be speaking at the next Brisbane Content Strategy Group meet-up on May 12, between 5.00 and 6.30pm, about how to write and structure questions, help text and error messages...
- [Sony Z3 Compact OS update: Bad #UX, or it just doesn't work or me?](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/sony-z3-compact-os-update-bad-ux-or-it-just-doesnt-work-or-me/) - Sony Z3 compact software update messes with the time. A UX fail, or just my problem?
- [An accessibility issue often overlooked: Grade level readability](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/an-accessibility-issue-often-overlooked-grade-level-readability-ux/) - Not mentioned was an often overlooked aspect of accessibility: grade level readability.
- [Word of the Day: Bathos](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/word-of-the-day-bathos/) - Bathos is a writing technique where a high-minded idea descends into the ridiculous. Not to be confused with pathos.
- [Hypercorrection: hyphenating ‘ly’-adverb–adjective combinations](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/hypercorrection-hyphenating-ly-adverb-adjective-combinations/) - A hyphen between naturally and aspirated, or environmentally and friendly, is completely unnecessary, as there is no possible confusion that could result by leaving it out.
- [Word of the Day: Anchor](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/word-of-the-day-anchor/) - An anchor is a heavy object that moors a ship to the bottom of the sea—or anything that keeps you grounded.
- [Big numbers, UX and ridiculous tolls](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/big-numbers-ux-and-ridiculous-tolls/) - How big is 99,999,999,999,999? Very big, that's what. If every man, woman and child in Australia was driving a car without an eTag, infringing their arses off 24 hours a day, they’d need to rack up over 475 infringements an hour, which is nearly 8 a minute…
- [Uke funk blues madness](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/uke-funk-blues-madness/) - Here's a song I wrote. This is ukulele hip hop like you've never heard before... Which shouldn't be too hard. Copyright Rory Daly 2015
- [Time from a 'music I liked in high school' perspective](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/time-from-a-music-i-liked-in-high-school-perspective/) - Guns and Roses Appetite For Destruction was released in 1987! In 2 months, that'll be closer to the 1950s than to the current day. Yes, Guns and Roses is now 'dad music'.
- [(Little Squeak's) Word of the Day: Car](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/06/little-squeaks-word-of-the-day-car/) - Car is derived from a Gaulish word for chariot.
- [Anchoring bias](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/06/anchoring-bias/) - No one is safe from the anchoring principle, even if you think a decision is objective.
- [Australian English—where the bloody hell did it come from?](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/06/australian-english-where-the-bloody-hell-did-it-come-from/) - What is Australian English, anyway? (Is it more than just the accent?) Learn about the influences on Australian English—from colonial times to present day.
- [Word of the Day: Misology](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/06/word-of-the-day-misology/) - Definition: a hatred of reason. A distrust of logical debate. Going far beyond plain old cognitive dissonance—the holding of conflicting viewpoints—misology seems to be quite popular.
- [A call to action—aka a Facebook confessional](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/07/a-call-to-action-aka-a-facebook-confessional/) - East Edit is on Facebook. Get all our blogs, course details and words of the day. Please like us to help Minnie get over her fear of social media.
- [To freeze the balls off a brass monkey](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/07/to-freeze-the-balls-off-a-brass-monkey/) - You've probably heard some nonsense about it relating to ships and cannonballs and some kind of cannonball holder called a 'monkey'. This isn't true.
- [Word of the Day: Dysania](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/07/word-of-the-day-dysania/) - Dysania is our word of the day. Find out what it means and how to use it with authority!
- [And we're back (Rory buys a printer)](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/08/and-were-back-rory-buys-a-printer/) - The study of dreams is called oneirology, which is a nice word—if a little heavy on the vowels—but this is the actual scientific study of dreams, not the crystal-powered one I was looking for.
- [Why web writing is relevant (and our November web writing course)](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/09/why-web-writing-is-relevant-and-our-november-web-writing-course/) - If you're not considering how your content is consumed on screen, you're willfully ignoring a huge part of your audience—it's like writing a document, then hiding it.
- [Word(s) of the Day: Ascorbic acid](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/09/words-of-the-day-ascorbic-acid/) - Find out the origins of Ascorbic acid. Definition and etymology. Word of the day everyday, except when we forget.
- [Nebulous, pluvial, precipitation—some words of the day](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/09/nebulous-pluvial-precipitation-some-words-of-the-day/) - My eyeballs twitched, and all I could think of was electricity and words associated with rain. Nebulous. Pluvial. Precipitation.
- [What this beer ad doesn't tell you ...](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/10/what-this-beer-ad-doesnt-tell-you/) - Truth in advertising? Is low carb beer actually better for you?
- [What Not to Cook: Doom Juice (AKA Chilli Sauce)](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/12/what-not-to-cook-doom-juice-aka-chilli-sauce/) - Caution: Concoct the below recipe at your own risk. This sauce has been known to cause temporal adjustment. This Trinidad Scorpion Butch T sauce is made of fire.
- [The Emperor has no clothes](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/the-emperor-has-no-clothes/) - Marketing is part art, part science… But couldn’t we start bringing a bit more science into it? Evidence-based, real user experience enhancements?
- [Word of the Day: Indicators](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/word-of-the-day-indicators/) - 'Indicate' has been part of English for over 400 years. People are still perplexed. Word of the day, everyday, except when we forget.
- [On being vegan](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/on-being-vegan/) - Why being vegan is about luxury, not morals
- [Word of the Day: Polymath](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/word-of-the-day-polymath/) - Polymath is our word of the day—it describes a person of 'wide learning or knowledge'. Can you think of a present-day polymath?
- [The impossible task (of cleaning a bookshelf)](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/02/the-impossible-task-of-cleaning-a-bookshelf/) - Cleaning a bookshelf is an impossible task. We tried. Margaret Atwood, Jeremy Clarkson, James Joyce, John Grisham and our second set of Tolkien. Keep or throw?
- [User experience (UX) isn't just digital](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/02/user-experience-ux-isnt-just-digital/) - When we talk of UX, do you start thinking of UI (user interface), websites, apps and other frustrating pieces of software? Well, there’s more than that. A lot more.
- [The (legal) difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/02/the-legal-difference-between-a-refugee-and-an-asylum-seeker/) - The terms 'refugee' and 'asylum seeker' are often used interchangeably. This is why it's important to understand the difference.
- [Is social media a waste of your time and money?](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/03/is-social-media-a-waste-of-your-time-and-money/) - Does your audience really want to interact with you on social media, or are you just using Facebook and Twitter because everyone else is? Is there a better way to meet your customers' needs?
- [What Harper Lee teaches us about talent](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/03/what-harper-lee-teaches-us-about-talent/) - Being talented doesn't mean things are easy.
- [Pi Day](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/03/pi-day/) - March 14 is Pi Day. How will you celebrate this irrational number?
- [International Happiness Day](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/03/world-happiness-day/) - March 20 is Happiness Day. Think about what makes you happy, is it the same as last year?
- [2 Things I've been thinking about](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/03/2-things-ive-been-thinking-about/) - Did you know, you don't need to know pi to many decimal places? NASA only use 15. Find out why.
- [Outrage at signage](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/06/outrage-at-signage/) - Some words just make me mad. Generally, it's not their fault. 'Pre-existing' can't help that it's a malformed, redundant worm of a word. 'Broadcasted' is just a bit goofy...
- [Web content accessibility—What is it?](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/12/web-content-accessibility-what-is-it/) - Accessibility is more than writing clearly—it’s about making sure that a person with disability has an equal chance of being able to access your information.
- [Literacy, numeracy and internet ability in Australia](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/12/literacy-numeracy-and-internet-ability-in-australia/) - Literacy and numeracy levels in Australia are probably worse than you think.
- [Word of the Day: Mondegreen](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/02/word-of-the-day-mondegreen/) - Do you know what a 'mondegreen' is and why it happens? Find out what it means, its etymology and more.
- [Word of the Day: Millennial](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/02/word-of-the-day-millennial/) - A 'millennial' is a word we hear a lot. But what does it mean? Who are these people and how do you define a generation?
- [The UX (user experience) of hold music](https://eastedit.com.au/2017/01/the-ux-user-experience-of-hold-music/) - Being on hold sucks—but it doesn't have to. There are things you can do to lighten your customers' cognitive load, improve their user experience and reduce their fury.
- [Word of the Day: Blattoid](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-blattoid/) - Blattoid, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the Day: Nudiustertian](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-nudiustertian/) - Nudiustertian, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the Day: Aeolist](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-aeolist/) - Aeolist, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the Day: Balbutient](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-balbutient/) - Balbutient, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the Day: Psithurism](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-psithurism/) - Psithurism, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the Day: Aboulia](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-aboulia/) - Aboulia, our word of the day at East Edit. Words of the day, everyday. Except when we forget. Talk to us about plain English and writing for the web.
- [Word of the Day: Mainour](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-mainour/) - Mainour is our word of the day. Find out what it means. Word of the day everyday, unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Xerophagy](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-xerophagy/) - Word of the Day happens everyday. Unless we forget. Find out how to use 'xerophagy' in a sentence.
- [But you're a lawyer ...](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/but-youre-a-lawyer/) - We can help you get your legal message out as simply as possible to the people that need to hear it. This is not legal advice, just language.
- [Word of the Day: Cacchinate](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-cacchinate/) - Laugh loudly at the Word of the Day. Every day unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Fabiform](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-fabiform/) - In Word of the Day, we choose an interesting or unusual word to use in a sentence. Word of the Day happens every day unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Ultracrepidarian](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-ultracrepidarian/) - Today's word of the day is ultracrepidarian. Learn a new word everyday with East Edit.
- [Word of the Day: Quisquilious](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-quisquilious/) - Quisquilious is the word of the day. Learn a new word everyday with East Edit.
- [Word of the Day: Petrichor](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-petrichor/) - Petrichor is our word of the day. Find out what it means. Word of the day happens everyday unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Absquatulate](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-absquatulate/) - Absquatulate is our word of the day. Find out what it means unless you have to leave in a hurry. Word of the Day is every day unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Cacoethes](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-cacoethes/) - Cacoethes means the urge to do something inadvisable | Learn a new word every day unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Ablutophobia](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-ablutophobia/) - Ablutophobia is a fear of bathing |Learn a new word every day with East Edit | Word of the Day happens every day unless we forget
- [Word of the Day: Pandiculate](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-pandiculate/) - Definition: To stretch—like you do after waking. Tiffany had woken at 3am and couldn't go back to sleep. After work, she'd gone with her brother to see a rugby game—it was his birthday. The thing was kinda boring. Everyone kept falling over and shouting. So she had a bit of a nap and was awakened
- [Word of the Day: Groak](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/word-of-the-day-groak/) - Groak is our word of the day. Learn a new word everyday. It happens on East Edit unless we forget.
- [Accessibility, conferences, chilli sauce, and web-writing courses](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/07/accessibility-conferences-chilli-sauce-and-web-writing-courses/) - I'm speaking about accessibility at the Queensland Business Writers' Conference, and our first public web-writing course is booked for August 17–18 in Brisbane.
- [Word of the Day: Sabbatical](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/08/word-of-the-day-sabbatical/) - East Edit had a sabbatical this month. It doesn't have to be a university teacher taking a year every seven years. Or the sabbath.
- [Word of the Day: Epizuexis](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/word-of-the-day-epizuexis/) - Find out what 'epizeuxis' means. Definition and etymology. Word of the day every day, except when we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Anaphora](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/word-of-the-day-anaphora/) - Anaphora is our word of the day. Find out what it means, and how it's used by everyone from Charles Dickens to Justin Bieber.
- [Word of the Day: Sangfroid](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/07/word-of-the-day-sangfroid/) - Sangfroid is keeping your composure in a stressful situation (like a musketeer). It is East Edit's word of the day.
- [Word of the Day: Filibuster](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/08/word-of-the-day-filibuster/) - Filibuster means to obstruct Parliament by talking too much. East Edit's word of the day happens on a day.
- [Hypercorrection: Me, myself and I](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/hypercorrection-me-myself-and-i/) - Hypercorrection: When you change things from correct to an incorrect form... Commonly done with personal pronouns: me, myself and I. Learn this simple grammatical test so you don't make the same mistake.
- [Syllepsis: 2 examples from popular music](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/06/syllepsis-2-examples-from-popular-music/) - All I do is keep the beat and bad company—Mark Knopfler This is an a example of syllepsis, a fun rhetorical device where you use a word—frequently a verb—in completely different senses...
- [When to hyphenate ‘up to date’](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/when-to-hyphenate-up-to-date/) - When should you hyphenate 'up to date'? Is it 'up to date', or 'up-to-date'? Learn the grammatical explanation and an easy way of remembering when to use which.
- [Metaphors shape the way we think](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/metaphors-shape-the-way-we-think/) - Metaphors are all around you, and they might be the key to how humans manage to learn so quickly. They’re also exploited by advertisers, who can seed ideas because humans think associatively.
- [Effect of cognitive ease and readability scores on conversion](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/effect-of-cognitive-ease-and-readability-scores-on-conversion/) - If content is written in plain English, using words that are familiar to readers, you create a situation with high cognitive ease, creating trust, and ultimately sales.
- [Swearing, music, cars, and small children](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/08/swearing-music-cars-and-small-children/) - When you have a small child, you start to notice: The world can be a pretty sweary place. This means the music we play in the car needs a certain amount of curation. And so do I.
- [Word of the Day: Swive](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/word-of-the-day-swive/) - Find out what 'swive' means. Definition and etymology. Word of the day every day, except when we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Passionate](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/word-of-the-day-passionate/) - Passionate is our word of the day. Learn its origins, and how people use it today. Definition and etymology.
- [Hipster breakfast](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/hipster-breakfast/) - I had a hipster breakfast this morning. I ordered Eggs Benedict, and it came on a board...
- [Meanwhile, in India...](https://eastedit.com.au/2016/01/meanwhile-in-india/) - Today is Republic Day in India—celebrating their Constitution, which came into effect on January 26, 1950.
- [Word of the Day: Procrastinate](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/07/word-of-the-day-procrastinate/) - The word 'procrastinate' came from a Latin word meaning 'for tomorrow'. It is why East Edit didn't do a word of the day yesterday.
- [Word of the Day: Rabulism](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/07/word-of-the-day-rabulism/) - Rabulism is our word of the day. Find out its meaning and how to use it with authority!
- [Word of the Day: Antithalian](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/06/word-of-the-day-antithalian/) - Antithalian is our word of the day. Find out what it means! Word of the day, unless we forget. Or are too busy. Or just don't really feel like it.
- [The 3 arms of government (and why wheels need to be round)](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/06/the-3-arms-of-government-and-why-wheels-need-to-be-round/) - There are 3 arms that balance each other out to make sure that the government—as a whole—does the right thing: the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary.
- [Theme update/rollback!—#Avada, #WordPress](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/theme-updaterollback-avada-wordpress/) - I'm about to update the theme. This sounds scary. Shiz is backed up, but if things don't go well, it might take a while to un-bork.
- [Word of the Day: Jumentous](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/word-of-the-day-jumentous/) - Jumentous is our word of the day. Learn what it means and how to deploy it as a spectacular insult. Word of the day everyday, except when we forget.
- [Phew—Disqus comments enabled](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/phew-disqus-comments-enabled/) - After a short period where previous comments were obliterated, we now return to service with our new commenting system, Disqus, enabled, with all previous comments reinstated.
- [Word of the Day: Cenatory](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/word-of-the-day-cenatory/) - Cenatory is a word about dinner, Word of the day happens every day. Unless we forget,
- [Word of the Day: Flabelliform](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/05/word-of-the-day-flabelliform/) - A flabelliform thing is shaped like a fan. Like a beetroot stain on a white dress. Word of the day is every day unless we forget.
- [Myuran & Andrew: People can change](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/myuran-andrew-people-can-change/) - If you live in Australia, you would have heard that Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan—twenty-something Australians convicted of trying to smuggle heroin into Indonesia 10 years ago—were executed this morning.
- [Word of the Day: Horripilation](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-horripilation/) - Horripilation is goosebumps. Word of the Day happens almost every day.
- [Word of the Day: Tintinnabulate](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-tintinnabulate/) - Tintinnabulate is our word of the day. It means to ring or tinkle, like bells.
- [Word of the Day: Kakistocracy](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-kakistocracy/) - Comments wanted on whether Australia is a kakistocracy. It's our word of the day.
- [Word of the Day: Fritinancy](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-fritinancy/) - Listen to the fritinancy of insects. Also spelled as fritiniency. Word of the Day happens every day unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Agathism](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-agathism/) - The definition of agathism is a belief in an ultimate good. Find out how it's different from optimism. Word of the Day happens every day unless we forget.
- [Word of the Day: Apricity](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/04/word-of-the-day-apricity/) - Apricity is the warmth of the winter sun. Not to be confused with apricots. Word of the Day happens every day unless we forget.
- [Increase Twitter followers by 300% in one day (lies, damn lies, and statistics)](https://eastedit.com.au/2015/03/increase-twitter-followers-by-300-in-one-day-lies-and-damn-statistics/) - Numbers mean nothing without context. Learn how to make your content more credible. This post discusses statistics and 'political arithmetic'.

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- [pi day](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/pi-day/)
- [14 March](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/14-march/)
- [bhutan](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/bhutan/)
- [happiness day](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/happiness-day/)
- [gross national happiness](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/gross-national-happiness/)
- [Pi](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/pi/)
- [signage](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/signage/)
- [agreeance](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/agreeance/)
- [orientate](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/orientate/)
- [broadcasted](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/broadcasted/)
- [pre-existing](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/pre-existing/)
- [Literacy](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/literacy/)
- [numeracy](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/numeracy/)
- [ABS](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/abs/)
- [Filibuster](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/filibuster/)
- [ascorbic acid](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/ascorbic-acid/)
- [Vitamin C](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/vitamin-c/)
- [scurvy](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/scurvy/)
- [Sangfroid](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/sangfroid/)
- [links](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/links/)
- [tables](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/tables/)
- [headings](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/headings/)
- [metadata](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/metadata/)
- [documents](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/documents/)
- [internet](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/internet/)
- [computers](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/computers/)
- [Australia](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/australia/)
- [Printer](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/printer/)
- [oneirology](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/oneirology/)
- [anchoring bias](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/anchoring-bias/)
- [Anchor](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/anchor/)
- [Adverbs](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/adverbs/)
- [Adjective](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/adjective/)
- [w3c](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/w3c/)
- [listicle](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/listicle/)
- [list](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/list/)
- [homeopathy](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/homeopathy/)
- [groak](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/groak/)
- [Pandiculate](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/pandiculate/)
- [Accismus](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/accismus/)
- [Ablutophobia](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/ablutophobia/)
- [Cacoethes](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/cacoethes/)
- [Kankedort](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/kankedort/)
- [Absquatulate](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/absquatulate/)
- [Petrichor](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/petrichor/)
- [Quisquilious](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/quisquilious/)
- [Ultracrepidarian](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/ultracrepidarian/)
- [phonological processes](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/phonological-processes/)
- [metathesis](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/metathesis/)
- [assimilation](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/assimilation/)
- [final consonant deletion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/final-consonant-deletion/)
- [consonant cluster reduction](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/consonant-cluster-reduction/)
- [Fabiform](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/fabiform/)
- [Cacchinate](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/cacchinate/)
- [Grandiloquent](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/grandiloquent/)
- [Troglodyte](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/troglodyte/)
- [Antejentacular](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/antejentacular/)
- [Glossolalia](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/glossolalia/)
- [JavaScript](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/javascript/)
- [Xerophagy](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/xerophagy/)
- [Rhyming slang](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/rhyming-slang/)
- [Cockney slang](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/cockney-slang/)
- [berk](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/berk/)
- [cobblers](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/cobblers/)
- [blow a raspberry](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/blow-a-raspberry/)
- [Qualtagh](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/qualtagh/)
- [Mainour](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/mainour/)
- [Lalochezia](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/lalochezia/)
- [Aboulia](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/aboulia/)
- [en dash](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/en-dash/)
- [em dash](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/em-dash/)
- [Gongoozler](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/gongoozler/)
- [Psithurism](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/psithurism/)
- [Balbutient](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/balbutient/)
- [Aeolist](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/aeolist/)
- [Enormity](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/enormity/)
- [Gambrinous](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/gambrinous/)
- [Ambulant](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/ambulant/)
- [Nudiustertian](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/nudiustertian/)
- [Blattoid](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/blattoid/)
- [Paroemion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/paroemion/)
- [Apophenia](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/apophenia/)
- [Circumlocutory](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/circumlocutory/)
- [Factoid](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/factoid/)
- [Estivate](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/estivate/)
- [Simplistic](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/simplistic/)
- [Crepuscular](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/crepuscular/)
- [Muphry's Law](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/muphrys-law/)
- [tiffin](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/tiffin/)
- [prepone](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/prepone/)
- [Indian English](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/indian-english/)
- [on hold](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/on-hold/)
- [call centre](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/call-centre/)
- [hold music](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/hold-music/)
- [phone](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/phone/)
- [millennial](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/millennial/)
- [generation](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/generation/)
- [mondegreen](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/mondegreen/)
- [song lyrics](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/song-lyrics/)
- [bit](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/bit/)
- [Confirmation bias](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/confirmation-bias/)
- [Fake news](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/fake-news/)
- [training](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/training/)
- [Brisbane](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/brisbane/)
- [Melbourne](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/melbourne/)
- [Sydney](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/sydney/)
- [isocolon](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/isocolon/)
- [tricolon](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/tricolon/)
- [assonance](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/assonance/)
- [Tyler Childers](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/tyler-childers/)
- [Coal](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/coal/)
- [googol](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/googol/)
- [framing effect](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/framing-effect/)
- [big data](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/big-data/)
- [FluTrends](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/flutrends/)
- [communicating numbers](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/communicating-numbers/)
- [million](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/million/)
- [billion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/billion/)
- [trillion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/trillion/)
- [quadrillion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/quadrillion/)
- [quintillion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/quintillion/)
- [sextillion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/sextillion/)
- [septillion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/septillion/)
- [octillion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/octillion/)
- [nonillion](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/nonillion/)
- [lottery odds](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/lottery-odds/)
- [Bio](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/bio/)
- [Christmas carols](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/christmas-carols/)
- [Silent Night](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/silent-night/)
- [Hark the Herald Angels Sing](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/hark-the-herald-angels-sing/)
- [Jingle Bells](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/jingle-bells/)
- [Cognitive biases](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/cognitive-biases/)
- [Availability effect](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/availability-effect/)
- [Hyperbolic discounting](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/hyperbolic-discounting/)
- [Illusion of explanatory depth](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/illusion-of-explanatory-depth/)
- [Man maths](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/man-maths/)
- [Feedback](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/feedback/)
- [how to manage](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/how-to-manage/)
- [News](https://eastedit.com.au/tag/news/)