by Tammy Ditmore | May 31, 2013 | Editing, Language
I got a thick envelope this week from the mortgage lender that now owns my house. As I glanced through several pages about disclosures and RESPA requirements, a sentence at the top of the last page caught my eye. You do not need to notify us if you decide not to opt...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 28, 2013 | personal reflections
“She said, ‘With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.’” Eve’s words of gratitude and wonder upon the birth of her first son have been bouncing around my brain a lot the past few days. Because today, in the eyes of the law, my firstborn...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 14, 2013 | Editing, Events
The sun didn’t make an appearance in Ojai yesterday till early afternoon, and the expected crowds of word lovers never did appear at Libbey Bowl for “A Celebration of Words.” But I met Ken Koury, one of the country’s top Monopoly experts, who set up shop at the table...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 12, 2013 | Events, Uncategorized
I’m table sitting on Saturday, April 13, at the Ojai WordFest’s “A Celebration of Words”
at Libbey Bowl Saturday. The event will feature stage readings and performances by authors, poets, playwrights, songwriters, improv players and other word-artists as well as a...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 8, 2013 | Editing, Events, Uncategorized
I learned a lot this past weekend at my first National Conference of the American Copy Editors Society (ACES). I learned that people look up the words affect and effect in the online Merriam Webster’s Dictionary more than any other words—although qi is often tops at...
