By Judy Vorfeld Have you ever wondered if there’s a “best” way to write a business letter, in terms of layout? Let’s look the full block style for some guidelines. Before we begin, let me say that there are many ways to put together a business letter. While you […]
Read more →By Judy Vorfeld WEBSITES Wikipedia says that typography is the art and technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading (line spacing), adjusting the spaces between groups of letters (tracking) and […]
Read more →By Judy Vorfeld Main Entry: id.i.om Pronunciation: ’i-dE-&m Function: noun Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French idiome, from Late Latin idioma individual peculiarity of language, from Greek idiOmat-, idiOma, from idiousthai to appropriate, from idios Date: 1588 1 a : the language peculiar to a people or […]
Read more →By Judy Vorfeld HOMONYM: One of two or more words having the same sound and often the same spelling but different meanings. Examples: quail (cower), and quail (bird) fair (appearance), fair (county fair), and fair (reasonable). HOMOPHONE: One of two or more words pronounced the same but […]
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