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The Poetry of Business Writing

Content Strategy, Plain Language, Verbal Branding, Writing & Editing, Writing CoachingBy Rob Kenagy April 12, 2018 Leave a comment

April is National Poetry Month — a time to celebrate poems and their ability to help us understand life with a fresh, inspired mind. On my best days, I read and write poetry to connect with others and the universe, and the ritual has made me a more attentive and kinder person. Poetry also helps…

A Case for the Serial Comma

Content Strategy, Plain Language, Writing & EditingBy Rob Kenagy March 9, 2018

How much does a comma cost? Probably more than you expect.

In early February 2018, the serial comma — that little comma before a conjunction (and, so, but, etc.) within a list — cost Oakhurst Dairy $5 million. The drivers sued their Portland, Maine–based employer for unpaid overtime hours. They built their case around a missing serial comma