Tamlyn Head writer, editor, proofreader

18/01/2024

03/01/2024

Why are us writers always too scared to show our nearest and dearest our work, but are happy when it's published 🤣

06/09/2023

Yes! Love seeing the more obscure words!

29/08/2023

English is not straight forward, especially for those whose mother tongue it is not...

22/06/2023

Some are intentional, but the others? I rest my case!

https://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/language/confirmation-that-the-art-of-proofreading-is-dead/?fbclid=IwAR1t48-R04b3GHwkT-u5qFeNt-Wk1nSbiYx8OKdKVTPpjXd6_ZbqsHrTRoA

Love18 Share Tweet Pin Proofreading is such an important skill and one not utilised as often as it perhaps should be. The following newspaper clippings show what a difference a proofreader could have made. Many of the headlines are confusing, worrying, or just plain wrong! Hilarious grammar and eye-...

21/06/2023

Incorrect word order can change the entire meaning of what you intend to say. Don't see anything wrong here? Contact me for all your grammatical needs 📝

03/05/2023

Just putting it out there...

05/01/2023

The astonishing journey of Huberta the hippo

​IT’S 1928 in South Africa and the country is celebrating its first thermal power station and the opening of Ellis Park stadium, among others. But it’s also the year another story dominated...

05/01/2023

IT’S 1928 in South Africa and the country is celebrating its first thermal power station and the opening of Ellis Park stadium, among others.
But it’s also the year another story dominated headlines – the Great Trek of Huberta the hippo from northern KZN to the Eastern Cape.
For reasons unknown, Huberta – initially named Billy and Hubert by the press – left her spot on the St Lucia estuary in November 1928 and headed south.
It took her three years to complete her 1 600km journey to East London, during which time she became a national – and international – icon and treasure, attracting much attention from both the media and the public wherever she went.

See link in bio for full story.
Image source: Atlas Obscura

07/07/2022

The beginnings of a project from an idea born 15 years ago...

07/07/2022

29/05/2022

Good to know

I'll be using this a lot! (it's actually from the Urban dictionary before any Latin buffs crucify us) 😆

Grammar collection - https://shop.forreadingaddicts.co.uk/search?q=grammar

20/04/2022

This looks amazing, and such a novel way to teach children geography

Snail Mail subscription featuring countries around the world.

12/04/2022

Word of the day

Words We Like https://bit.ly/3xiqgwS

13/03/2022

Check out my travel blog - Hamba Kahle Travel. Here's the latest offering - 5 Things to do in Zululand
https://tamlynjolly.weebly.com/hamba-kahle-travel-blog/5-things-to-do-in-zululand

30/06/2021

Just in case it wasn't obvious!

30/04/2021

I used to love playing hangman. Probably because I could spell 😅

04/04/2021

Love it! Love his comment, 'It's more of a crime to have the apostrophes wrong in the first place' 😂👀 My hero!

28/03/2021

Just got to share this because it's my favourite book. Wow