Do you remember the drab 1950s holiday camp and third-rate entertainers of BBC TV's situation comedy Hi-de-Hi? If you enjoyed ...   more »

Today our supplier turned off our electricity between 10am and 2pm to conduct essential maintenance.

So with no computer, no ...   more »

On Thursday, 1st March 2007 I will be giving a presentation on copywriting at The Business League's Launceston Club.

The ...   more »

Dependent or dependant?

They sound and look similar, but their meanings are different, so how do you know which one ...   more »

One of the delights of 21st century business meetings is the elevator speech. Its purpose is to introduce a perfect ...   more »

An advert I saw recently referred to a hairdressing salon and "it's high standards". It should not have used the ...   more »

We're getting about a bit at the moment – up to London, down to Cornwall – and on 15th March ...   more »

Often I find that some writers create confusion among their readers by introducing unnecessary punctuation into their writing.

Why do ...   more »

If you thought the dysfunctional family was a recent invention, see the monstrous, theatrical and ultra-Bohemian 1920s Bliss family in ...   more »

On Thursday I went to a business breakfast which was attended by Nick Harvey, MP for North Devon and Liberal ...   more »

Last week I travelled From Devon to London and met up with Simon to see a new client. Because of ...   more »

There are millions of pages of web sites and weblogs, but how many provide any real value or entertainment?

I ...   more »

Zarywacz is very pleased to launch the brand new official web site of Ilfracombe Victorian Celebration at www.ilfvc.org.uk.

Ilfracombe ...   more »

Last week we were approached by a prospective client to whom our copywriting service had been recommended by a colleague. ...   more »

The other day I read a letter in a local newspaper criticising another correspondent's use of English, which referred to ...   more »

Practise or practice?

They sound the same and look similar, but their meanings are different, so how do you know ...   more »

I will be pleased to meet business people visiting The Business Show staged by The Business League at Tregenna Castle ...   more »

Principle or principal?

They sound the same and look similar, but their meanings are different, so how do you know ...   more »

Nothing. Honestly. Spellcheck can be very useful for skimming through and catching obvious spelling mistakes, but it's not as good ...   more »

Many people in business are required to write letters, articles and other documents, even though they do not feel confident ...   more »

Often we receive questions about how to start a career as a proofreader.

Now, we started proofreading almost by accident. When setting up our business . . .   more »

What is the best way to emphasise a point in writing? One of the easiest ways is to use CAPITALS, but they ...   more »