Hourigan & Co. is looking for an assistant!

It’s a mostly well-kept secret that Hourigan & Co. has been looking for an assistant for a while now. This is a long-term search—we’re looking for a very specific and exceptional kind of person, for whom this could represent a real career and lifestyle...

‘But’ in successive clauses

As an editor, I often follow this rule: When you can, change a word to one with less syllables but the same meaning. I’m also quite happy to follow copywriters’ rules and start sentences with “but” or “and” when it helps to break...