Dave's Musings
Why Hire A Human Editor?
June 18, 2025
Why hire a real person to edit and fact check your paper, book or grant application if you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write the document? Because AI programs, like ChatGPT, Jasper, Grammarly, among others, make basic mistakes. Here are two examples. In a mid-west court room, an attorney produced his legal brief using an […]
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June 18, 2025
David Rosman is an award winning columnist, author, editor and speaker. He has been recognized by the Missouri Press Association for his opinion columns, for his writings from political organizations and received recognition for editing a political campaign website. Originally from Long Island, New York, David received his Bachelor of Science in Administration from St. […]
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Anyway versus Anyways versus Any Way
June 29, 2025
My partner gave me a coffee mug that boldly states, “I am silently correcting your grammar.” As a linguist, one thing that causes me to cringe is the use of anyways. I was taught that there is no such thing as a plural of anyway. However, anyways has made its way into our oral language […]
MoreCan Not versus Cannot
July 10, 2025
These terms have confused me for the ages, when to use cannot or when to use can not. The Shrunk and White’s “Elements of Style,” and various other style guides make this discussion as clear as mud. So allow me to clear the waters a bit. My best source for information comes from the Merriam-Webster […]
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