Month: July 2017
How to write well on your phone
/ | Leave a CommentAs most of us now have an electronic notepad in our pockets, it means we can write while we travel on a train, wait for a bus or sit in a waiting room at the dentist, allowing us to use time that would otherwise have been wasted in a productive way. It’s not exactly a […]
Read more »Three social media trolls tracked down and confronted
/ | Leave a CommentTrolling and cyberbullying are irritating and potentially harmful habits, and the people that engage in it tend to be those that wouldn’t say boo to a goose if they didn’t have the protection of their computer or mobile phone screen in front of them, but what happens when they’re actually confronted about what they’ve done? […]
Read more »Why do people cyberbully?
/ | Leave a CommentSites like Facebook and Twitter are packed with people trying to ridicule other individuals and make their lives a misery, but why do they do it? What are they gaining from it? Bullying, of course, is
Read more »Three arguments for ‘pen and paper’ writing
/ | Leave a CommentThe advert of word processing has made it easy for us to complete written work in dribs and drabs, often jumping onto the next paragraph without finishing the first one. This is in stark contrast to the older days of typewriters and traditional print, where work would have to be churned through in strict order […]
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