It’s almost inevitable. People who say “we’ve gotten too PC” about language will, at some point in the discussion, claim that if we stop using certain words or phrases, we’ll run out of words to write and talk. Arriving at this spot Who is having these discussions and how does …
I’ve worked in publishing for about 15 years, but every year I’m caught off guard by the January phenomenon of aspiring authors …
In November, CBC Radio host Tom Power replayed an episode on q about the unlikely success of Mariah Carey’s All I Want …
At an Editors’ Vine virtual meeting in November, Editors Canada member Lesley Cameron presented “Getting the Most from Style Sheets.” Here are …
I’ve never been happy with the look of my website, shortishard.ca. Yet, I’ve never needed to update it, because I get all …
Your editorial blog is an excellent tool to attract new clients, maintain relationships with existing or past clients and optimize your website …
There are career opportunities for editors who are interested in helping non-native English-speaking researchers prepare their papers for publication. This type of …
In the U.S. presidential election this month, the first openly transgender woman, Sarah McBride, won a seat in the Delaware State Senate. …
Recently, I’ve seen some problems involving global text edits that were easily solved with Microsoft Word’s Advanced Find and Replace feature. Spending …
This post is part of a series on some of the challenges English editors and translators encounter when working with French texts. …