Harvard Business Review is a magazine and website that publishes strategic and innovative business ideas from experts all over the world. As a part of their "Management Tips" for the month, HBR highlighted some of the most common errors made when writing. Taken from the article by Mignon Fogarty, HBR summarizes how to avoid grammar errors in a way that has benefited us. We hope it benefits you, as well!   Affect/Effect: Affect is a verb; effect is a noun. It affected him. The effect was startling. All Right/Alright: Although alright is gaining ground, the correct choice is still all right. A Lot: A lot is two words, not one. Allot means “to parcel out.” Between You and I: Nope. Between you and me is the correct phrase. Complement/Compliment: Things that work well together complement each other.Compliments are a form of praise. Farther/Further: Farther is for physical distance; further is for metaphorical distance. How much farther? Our plan can’t go any further. Lay/Lie: Subjects lie down; objects are laid down. He should lie down. Lay the reports there.   To subscribe to the Harvard Business Review, click here.

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The Week Magazine covers topics from language to politics. They frequently post articles relevant to translators, editors, and language lovers alike! This article covering terms coined by Ernest Hemingway is a fascinating read for those interested in the art of linguistics. Hemingway, an American Novelist and Nobel Prize winner, has influenced readers since the mid-20's. Take a look at some of the everyday phrases actually coined by the late Hemingway himself:  dirt ''Do you know any dirt?' I asked. 'No.' 'None of your exalted connections getting divorces?'" The Sun Also Rises, 1926 An earlier figurative meaning for dirt is a mean action or remark, which could have been an influence. moment of truth "The whole end of the bullfight was the final sword thrust, the actual encounter between the man and the animal, what the Spanish call the moment of truth." Death in the Afternoon, 1932 Moment of truth, or a crucial point in time, comes from the Spanish bullfighting term, el momento de la verdad, which refers to the final thrust of the sword that kills the bull. to have been around "We've all been around. I dare say Jake here has seen as much as you have." The Sun Also Rises, 1926 To have been around means to have experience in worldly matters. A variant is to have been around the block.