Author: Andy Tytla

Published: 237 articles

Pundit

Mr. Safire’s obituary in The New York Times is worth reading…

And there were Safire “rules for writers”: Remember to never split an infinitive. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors. Proofread carefully to see if you words out. Avoid clichés like the plague. And don’t overuse exclamation marks!!

Loved reading his columns over the years, especially this one from this past summer.

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Experience


“Aside from having a lot of experience throwing your weight around, what have you done?”

While purging some of my old work files and boxes, I can across a collection of business cartoons by Charles Saxon, whose work appeared regularly in The New Yorker. The book was published in 1984, so most of these are rather dated. Many, however, are still true today.

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