More Mispronunciations

In an earlier installment of “The Language Perfectionist,” I presented a list of the most commonly mispronounced words, courtesy of Charles Harrington Elster, a leading expert on pronunciation. In that column, I pointed out that if you don’t pronounce words properly, your image and reputation could suffer.

Get 2009 Off on the Right Foot with 5 Simple Questions

Your Special Holiday Gift from Early to Rise

Alexis Siemon shares a simple technique that anyone can use to dive into search engine marketing - no experience or technical skills needed!

Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever – Resolution #5: Become a Killer Link Builder

Link building is one of the most important aspects of search engine optimization (SEO). When you attract links from other relevant websites, that tells the search engines that yours is a site to be trusted, and, therefore, displayed for relevant keyword searches.

3 Steps to Getting Google’s Attention

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Your Reason for Buying Determines Your Ultimate Investment Success

Buying into a company because it has bottomed is a non-sequitur. You can’t really know when it has bottomed. Even if it has dropped 95 percent, you could see it drop another 50 percent.

Bulwark

A “bulwark” (BUL-wurk) - from the Dutch or German for “tree trunk” + “work” - is a person, thing, or concept that is a defense or protection.

How to Win the Fat-Loss War

Every day, sneaky saboteurs are trying to defeat you in the fat-loss war. Everyone - from family to friends to co-workers to restaurant owners to TV advertisers - is conspiring against you to make you eat more and exercise less.

3 Ways to Prevent Static Fires at the Gas Pump

You probably know not to light up a cigarette when refueling your car. But there’s another fire danger at the gas pump you may not be aware of: static electricity.

My Favorite Holiday Tradition: Making Myriads of Kids Smile

To me, the holidays are all about the kids. At some point, we all reach the age when our parents have to get us up to open presents rather than the other way around. And once you reach this age, the holidays are a lot more fun when there are little kids around.