Freelance writer and editor. Publisher of business reports. Professional member of @The_CIEP. Occasional actor. All opinions are now your opinions.
London, UK
Joined February 2010
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Patrick Neylan retweeted
I hate stage directions like this:
"At this moment simultaneous conversations start all over the stage"
What conversations? You're the playwright. Telling actors what to say on stage is the definition of YOUR JOB.
Patrick Neylan retweeted
reading Raymond Chandler is a slow business because every other page or so you just have to stop where you are and marvel at the prose
this is from Farewell My Lovely
Patrick Neylan retweeted
To "deny" is to make a declaration that something is false. To "refute" is to prove that declaration. To "rebut” is to present an argument against a point.
Patrick Neylan retweeted
When your right hand drifts while touch-typing (and your website – @metroUK – doesn't proofread its front page):
Patrick Neylan retweeted
I just found out about Grammarly's updates re: slavery terminology. I'm kinda annoyed... Twitter is an ok place to be a little annoyed, right?
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Guys: "post" in the sense of "after" is a prefix, not a word. If you want to say "after the meeting", just say "after the meeting"!
If you want to use "post" it needs to either join a word: "postscript" or be hyphenated onto it, like this: "post-apocalyptic".
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Wish more journos in press conferences would apply this. Sadly many never even think as far as “Should I… ?"
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Patrick Neylan retweeted
Exactly 50 years ago, on 9th April 1971, a story appeared in Private Eye magazine which ultimately led to this now famous, unimprovable letter.
Read the full exchange: lettersofnote.com/2013/08/07…
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Guy in Asda was arguing wae the checkout lassie, she was saying u canny buy that much paracetamol as its a rule incase they try and overdose.. Hits back wae, I'm buying soap powder tae, why would I put a washing on if I'm gonna kill myself.. 😂 – at Glasgow, Scotland
Patrick Neylan retweeted
A linguist walks into a bear: Today's xkcd: Mouseover title: "Thank you to Gretchen McCulloch for fielding this question, and sorry that as a result the world's foremost internet linguist has been devoured by the brown one. She will be missed." Credit… dlvr.it/RkzP5B
Patrick Neylan retweeted
I'm glad PA has picked up some lavishly rewarded client work. At that sort of rate you don't ask why the paymasters want the content. @AngrySubEditor
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Ah, the classic rule for writing a good headline: say the exact opposite of what you mean.
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Stuck in the left turn lane at a long stoplight, I took the opportunity to photograph and ruthlessly fault-find the writing on the back of the Auto Glass van. I'm sorry. #apostrophe #editing #proofreading #copyedit #Canthelpmyself #apostrophecrimes
Patrick Neylan retweeted
There is 165 years of maritime journalism experience at this table tonight in London for the ‘Meet the Millers’ dinner. @rjbclayton @GMJournalist @AngrySubEditor @realdealneil_ @paulgunton1
Patrick Neylan retweeted
ME: It is a misplaced and ill-informed sense of etymological purity that turns people against using 'decimated' to mean 'devastated'
ALSO ME: *changes 'decimated' to 'devastated'*
#editing
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Even for rocket scientists. medium.com/marketing-communi… – at West Hartford, CT
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Are you tired of hearing that Ryan Lochte "overexaggerated"? A euphemism for lying? What would be the correct degree of exaggerating? – at Cleveland, OH
Patrick Neylan retweeted
My views on 'reaching out' @hatcherdavid @SmugJourno @PorterfieldPR @City_Spy @standardcity #AreYouInTheFourTops?
