Having always been of a somewhat literary bent (i.e. the production of it, if not necessarily uncritical consumption), I have a thing for spelling and grammar (not a word, Rohn). <\/p>\n
\nWriting and other forms of communication are also important to me in the day job as a science professional. After all, there’s no point doing all this stuff if you’re not going to share it, and if you’re going to do that<\/em> it makes sense to be just as professional. This is not news, but I do have an eye for spelling mistakes and apostate apostrophes, etc. I often get asked to proofread manuscripts and slides, as well as for help with ‘the best way to say’ something.<\/p>\n \nIt’s all right Gee, I’m not angling for a job as an editor at Nature<\/em> (not yet, anyway). But I thought the community might enjoy this little jibe<\/a> from Stuff White People Like<\/a> . If you laugh half as much as I did, I will have laughed twice as much as you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Having always been of a somewhat literary bent (i.e. the production of it, if not necessarily uncritical consumption), I have a thing for spelling and grammar (not a word, Rohn). Writing and other forms of communication are also important to … Continue reading