A soft leather, a military uniform made from that fabric, the act of polishing something to make it shine brighter, muscular and swole, or a light yellowish tan (one of the state colors of NJ. Even in the 1700s, NJ had GTL on its mind).
For the weekend, here's an excellent overview on how to write and edit better from Sally Kerrigan. It's one of the more refreshingly honest, simple frameworks for writing I've seen: just think on paper.
You should write that stuff down, because when you connect your ideas into a written piece, you give voice and direction to something that otherwise just rattles around in the form of entrenched habits and beliefs—a resigned “that’s just the way we’ve always done it around here.”
Choosing the words to describe your work means you’re doing it on purpose. You’re going on the record as someone who thinks about why they do what they do, and understands how each decision affects the results. And developing this knack for critical thinking will also make you better at what you do.
Read the whole thing over at A List Apart.
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