These days, language professionals in Canada are starting to turn to the online Oxford English Dictionary (OED) or other reference books to replace the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, which is now 15 years old and not likely to be re-edited. An interesting initiative has been started at the University of Toronto …
I asked people on Twitter about words they love irrationally much. I got quite a few responses. Actually, I got so many …
In anticipation of GivingTuesday, Anne Louise Mahoney talks about the Editors Canada awards program and the ways in which it recognizes outstanding …
“Are you a freelancer?” My answer to that question has changed over the course of my career. When I first started editing, …
As editors and writers, we are all conscious of the need to consider our target audience. See Understanding My Reading Communities as …
I’ve spent most of my career in-house. Currently I work with dozens of individual authors from all across the organization on a …
Editors’ Association of Earth (EAE) is a Facebook group set up in February 2013 by Greg Ioannou and others, with the aim …
This post is part of a series of case studies by and for in-house editors. The focus of this series is on the …
A recent move left my husband and me needing new furniture. Armed with an Ikea gift card, we chose some pieces online. …
Throughout my career, I’ve been influenced by many mentors. When I was first hired right out of graduate school, Meredith, the experienced …