Visual word thingy

[Maydup]

Is there a name for the way words are displaid at right angles to each other, varying in size in order of importance or relevance.

This is an example

http://www.sevenleeds...D_item.asp?itemid=345

[commoner]

Hi M...I think that is a Word Cloud....look here http://www.ehow.com/h...oud-using-wordle.html

...type Wordcloud in Google search and search Images...

[commoner]

Sorry M ..try this link http://www.wordle.net/

[factor-fiction]

I couldn't help noticing that this advert for a literature event uses an incorrect apostophe in "Wicked Words kicks off it’s 10th year..."

[Flyhalf]

Whats wrong with that, then?

[MarkRae]

You think that's bad...
http://www.northmiddl...?q=content/green-fees

[factor-fiction]

Yes, it's puzzling as to why they put an apostrophe in GREEN FEE'S but not in MEMBERS CLUB.
As a teacher (maths) I always try to correct such mistakes but it doesn't seem to make any difference- pupils still continue to put them on every plural (number's graph's, square's, etc.).
I feel I'm swimming against the tide, however, and wonder whether I should just overlook it. Maybe it isn't really that important.

[Maydup]

Thanks commoner, just what I needed.

[DaisyNonna]

Yes Factor, it is important. Some future employers may, like me, be inclined not to employ people who cannot be bothered to get get things right. For the want of a nail.... Need I continue?

[MarkRae]

Agreed 100%, Daisy. I do quite a lot of technical interviews for companies, and you would be absolutely amazed (or maybe you wouldn't!) at the appalling level of written English in CVs (note, not CV's) and their accompanying letters.

I usually ask candidates why they have put an apostrophe in a plural noun if I spot one.