Content & Communications

  • One Space Between Sentences

    by New Boston on May 23, 2012

    Should you use one space or two spaces between sentences? The answer is one space. Read on to learn why. These days, most style authorities — including The Associated Press Stylebook, The Chicago Manual of Style, and The Official New Boston Musings on Style (Abridged) — declare...

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  • Tattoos (and Typos) Are Forever

    by New Boston on May 15, 2012

    Recently, a few of us in the office were tossing around the idea of opening a tattoo parlor in our front lobby. It started as a joke about how our graphic designers, given their artistic abilities, would make excellent tattoo artists on the side (in spite of the fact that not a...

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  • Remember KISS?

    by Kristin Brighton on March 29, 2012

    No, I’m not referring to Gene Simmons’ theatrical rock band. I was referring to the old adage: Keep It Simple, Stupid. This is a lesson that I’ve learned the hard way over my career. As a big-idea person, I have a tendency to make things too complicated and detailed, so I have...

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  • Cringe-Worthy Words

    by New Boston on March 15, 2012

    In college, I had a roommate who absolutely, unequivocally hated the word “moist.” Whenever someone uttered it, you could practically see a shiver of disgust run its way down her body, her eyes closing from the mere sound of the word leaving someone’s lips.

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  • “Fancy” Talk

    by Lisa Sisley on February 20, 2012

    My mom and daughter and I used to play the HGTV Drinking Game. Whenever somebody on one of those shows used the phrase “warm and inviting” or “bringing the outdoors in,” we took a drink. (Well, not really. Mom wasn’t much of a drinker, and Anne was 12 or 13, but we’d all yell “...

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  • Don’t Miss an Opportunity to Make Me Feel Like I Owe You!

    by Kristin Brighton on September 27, 2011

    There’s nothing more exciting than an unexpected gift (at least for me…maybe I lead a boring life). Occasionally, I get unsolicited and amusing mailings from vendors or job seekers, so I love it when an unusual package is waiting for me at the office. A few days ago, I received...

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