Comments on: Startups, start-ups & other sticky situations http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/11/startups-start-ups-other-sticky-situations/ Freelance Writing Jobs for All Writers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Freelance Writing Jobs for November 24, 2009 : Freelance Writing Jobs for Web and Print| Part of the Freelance Writing Jobs Blog Network http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/11/startups-start-ups-other-sticky-situations/comment-page-1/#comment-128115 Freelance Writing Jobs for November 24, 2009 : Freelance Writing Jobs for Web and Print| Part of the Freelance Writing Jobs Blog Network Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:20:40 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/grammar/?p=78#comment-128115 [...] Startups, start-ups and Other Sticky Situations [...] [...] Startups, start-ups and Other Sticky Situations [...]

]]> By: Dawn Allcot http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/11/startups-start-ups-other-sticky-situations/comment-page-1/#comment-128114 Dawn Allcot Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:56:01 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/grammar/?p=78#comment-128114 Brian- I understand.. and I think it's yet another case of the Web changing the way we write. I guess another consideration might be: Which word gets more searches? Thanks for visiting and for clarifying your point! Brian-
I understand.. and I think it’s yet another case of the Web changing the way we write. I guess another consideration might be: Which word gets more searches?

Thanks for visiting and for clarifying your point!

]]> By: brianlburns http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/11/startups-start-ups-other-sticky-situations/comment-page-1/#comment-128113 brianlburns Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:27:55 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/grammar/?p=78#comment-128113 Hello Dawn. I appreciate you including my post in your writeup. And I appreciate you adding a (well-informed) opinion to the startup vs. start-up debate. I'd agree that my example is pretty arbitrary, that it depends almost completely on the the writer's perception of different words, and that if you were in a position to debate this with editors or other writers in the creative process, that it could lead to confusion or arguments. However, I also think it's important to point out that my post is written from the perspective of a solo freelance writer (me), writing to my target market of those running, or involved, in the startup world. Therefore, though I understand the difficulties of my argument in a strict grammatical context... it's not functionally important to me, or to those who would hire me. In other words, if I make it sound good and look good, and I make them money through compelling and effective web copy, we both win. And the argument stops there. I'll direct people to this post if they're seeking more context on top of what I provide in mine. Hello Dawn.

I appreciate you including my post in your writeup. And I appreciate you adding a (well-informed) opinion to the startup vs. start-up debate.

I’d agree that my example is pretty arbitrary, that it depends almost completely on the the writer’s perception of different words, and that if you were in a position to debate this with editors or other writers in the creative process, that it could lead to confusion or arguments.

However, I also think it’s important to point out that my post is written from the perspective of a solo freelance writer (me), writing to my target market of those running, or involved, in the startup world. Therefore, though I understand the difficulties of my argument in a strict grammatical context… it’s not functionally important to me, or to those who would hire me.

In other words, if I make it sound good and look good, and I make them money through compelling and effective web copy, we both win. And the argument stops there.

I’ll direct people to this post if they’re seeking more context on top of what I provide in mine.

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