Comments on: Inside PR #49 – Tuesday, March 6, 2007 http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2007/03/06/inside-pr-49-tuesday-march-6-2007/ Exploring the state of public relations Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:33:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mike http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2007/03/06/inside-pr-49-tuesday-march-6-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-32248 Mike Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:15:26 +0000 http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2007/03/06/inside-pr-49-tuesday-march-6-2007/#comment-32248 Consider it a tip of the cap from one fan of linguistic propriety to another. --Mike Consider it a tip of the cap from one fan of linguistic propriety to another. –Mike

]]> By: Terry http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2007/03/06/inside-pr-49-tuesday-march-6-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-31742 Terry Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:24:11 +0000 http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2007/03/06/inside-pr-49-tuesday-march-6-2007/#comment-31742 Hey Mike, great correction! You're absolutely right. I misused "connote" in IPR #49. "Denote" was clearly the word I should have used. I'll take my lumps in IPR #50. Thanks for keeping me on my toes, and for listening... Ter Hey Mike, great correction! You’re absolutely right. I misused “connote” in IPR #49. “Denote” was clearly the word I should have used. I’ll take my lumps in IPR #50. Thanks for keeping me on my toes, and for listening…

Ter

]]> By: Mike Keliher http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2007/03/06/inside-pr-49-tuesday-march-6-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-31168 Mike Keliher Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:44:41 +0000 http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2007/03/06/inside-pr-49-tuesday-march-6-2007/#comment-31168 Hey guys. Another great show today. I think your thoughts on limiting your discussion of social media are important. It's nice to have a PR podcast that talks about all facets of PR, not just the newfangled stuff. That said, you're right in that social media is a big part of PR. You're on the right track with how you cover the business, and thank you for that. One comment about the Inside Proper English segment. Considering that this whole segment is about grammatical accuracy, I thought I'd point this out. Terry said that we're so used to an apostrophe "connoting" possession in words. Actually, an apostrophe <i>denotes</i> possession in those situations. "Connote" means something is implied. "Denote" means it's actually being indicated explicitly. So actually, we're used to apostrophes denoting possession, which leads to confusion between "its" and "it's." As you might be able to guess, Inside Proper English is one of my favorite parts of the show. Rock on, Canadians, and here's to a Wild-Leafs showdown in for Lord Stanley's cup. --Mike from Provident Partners in magnificent St. Paul, Minnesota Hey guys. Another great show today. I think your thoughts on limiting your discussion of social media are important. It’s nice to have a PR podcast that talks about all facets of PR, not just the newfangled stuff. That said, you’re right in that social media is a big part of PR. You’re on the right track with how you cover the business, and thank you for that.

One comment about the Inside Proper English segment. Considering that this whole segment is about grammatical accuracy, I thought I’d point this out.

Terry said that we’re so used to an apostrophe “connoting” possession in words. Actually, an apostrophe denotes possession in those situations. “Connote” means something is implied. “Denote” means it’s actually being indicated explicitly. So actually, we’re used to apostrophes denoting possession, which leads to confusion between “its” and “it’s.”

As you might be able to guess, Inside Proper English is one of my favorite parts of the show. Rock on, Canadians, and here’s to a Wild-Leafs showdown in for Lord Stanley’s cup.

–Mike from Provident Partners in magnificent St. Paul, Minnesota

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