Month: October 2022

Write the Way You Talk (Apostrophes: Use Them, Love Them)

Write the Way You Talk (Apostrophes: Use Them, Love Them) A shiny red robot stares out of the screen. He looks like he's wearing a black suit and white dress shirt.

When people write for their business, they do one thing differently. This tiny change seems insignificant, but it makes their writing feel stilted, formal, awkward … you know … all the things you don’t want. They stop using apostrophes. I see it everywhere. The drafts I work on are littered with “I am,” “you are,” […]