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Carrie Ballard

Carrie Ballard

What now?

Seven months into COVID-19 and I am so lucky to be unaffected. I have three friends — all young and responsible — who have contracted the…

Sep 19, 2020

Sep 19, 2020

Carrie Ballard

What now?

Coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown, distance, gloves, no restaurants, weight gain. . . . I am trying to work from home but work has dried up…

Jun 4, 2020

What now?

Jun 4, 2020

Carrie Ballard

American or British English — things to consider

How to even approach the decision about what form of English to use? Here’s some material about a few of the differences among English…

Feb 24, 2020

American or British English — things to consider

Feb 24, 2020

Carrie Ballard

Three pronunciations for Dutch speakers in English with tricks for remembering

During a wonderful presentation and workshop, I heard a business owner pronounce words wrong, and I thought to myself “I can make a…

Jan 6, 2020

Three pronunciations for Dutch speakers in English with tricks for remembering

Jan 6, 2020

Carrie Ballard

Stuff to learn in English

It’s winter and some of us need a soothing pastime that allows us to avoid going outside in the lousy weather but still gives us something…

Dec 16, 2019

Stuff to learn in English

Dec 16, 2019

Carrie Ballard

Does good translating always matter?

Does good translating always matter, in every single piece of written text? For that matter, do good spelling and punctuation, correct…

Nov 18, 2019

Does good translating always matter?

Nov 18, 2019

Carrie Ballard

The best way to improve your English.

Read good books

Nov 4, 2019

The best way to improve your English.

Nov 4, 2019

Carrie Ballard

How do you know? Nuance matters.

Nuance. When choosing a word, you might have many choices; but there will likely be a difference between even the closest two that is hard…

Oct 21, 2019

How do you know? Nuance matters.

Oct 21, 2019

Carrie Ballard

The charms and travails of a copy editor — British English

I work mostly with American English, meaning I use Merriam-Webster’s dictionary for spelling and one of the top style guides for American…

Oct 8, 2019

The charms and travails of a copy editor — British English

Oct 8, 2019

Carrie Ballard

I have been gone and now I am back.

Words in English and how people use them or translate them are my passion. I am cursed; no mistake escapes me, no typo slips by me (except…

Aug 30, 2019

I have been gone and now I am back.

Aug 30, 2019

Carrie Ballard

Carrie Ballard

I love to support writers and translators. Writing in good English makes stuff work better. Schrijf met plezier in het Engels.

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