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My COVID-19 Life Edit

May 19, 2020 | Filed under: General EAC, Marianne Grier

Since COVID-19 came to B.C., I’ve gone through an involuntary life edit. Things have proceeded like any full edit (though let’s skip the proofread for now, shall we?). The first changes were sweeping, dramatic and structural as we paused daycare, moved to working mostly from home and navigating meetings around …

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Notes on Notes

January 14, 2020 | Filed under: Aaron Dalton, General EAC

I had occasion recently to teach someone how to write effective editorial comments. It was an interesting exercise as it forced me to articulate principles I had absorbed over many years, some learned from painful experience. Here’s what came to mind: Know your place. My job is to help the …

Words We Love

Words We Love Irrationally Much

December 3, 2019 | Filed under: General EAC, James Harbeck

I asked people on Twitter about words they love irrationally much. I got quite a few responses. Actually, I got so many that when I tried to retweet them all, Twitter finally told me I had reached my daily tweet limit. And did again the next day. The words that …

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The Demise of a Dictionary: Is the Canadian Oxford Dictionary a Victim of its Own Success?

October 1, 2019 | Filed under: Barbara McClintock, General EAC

The second and possibly last edition of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary was published in 2004. Why hasn’t the Oxford University Press published a new edition in 15 years? There isn’t an up-to-date Canadian dictionary in print.

Standards at Work: Technical Editing

November 20, 2018 | Filed under: General EAC, Standards Communication Task Force

Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards (PES) describe the responsibilities of an editor. The scope of PES is broad; this series explores how the standards apply to a variety of editing contexts. Ellen Lupu has been a technical editor for 12 years. Her current project involves writing and editing training material …

Year in Review: The Best of 2016

January 10, 2017 | Filed under: Anna Williams, General EAC

With another year behind us, we’d like to know what you liked best on the blog in 2016 and what you’d most like to see in the new year. Let us know in the comments! Here are some of our top picks: Should You Only “Edit What You Know?” by …

Year in Review: The Best of 2015

January 26, 2016 | Filed under: Anna Williams, General EAC

The new year is well underway, and we’ve seized the opportunity to look back at how 2015 progressed on the blog. These are some of our favourite posts from the year: Wasted Words: A Compulsion to Exaggerate, by Wilf Popoff. Whatever became of understatement? In My Opinion, by Susan Glickman. …

Happy Holidays from the Editors’ Weekly

December 18, 2015 | Filed under: General EAC

Dear Readers, With the holiday season upon us, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for subscribing to the Editors’ Weekly and to wish you all the best in the new year. We’ll be taking a break from regular posting until Jan. 5, 2016. Were there any posts that …

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Letter From the Editors

December 22, 2014 | Filed under: Administrators, General EAC

Dear Readers, Thank you all for your readership over the past year. We value our subscribers and would love to hear your thoughts about the blog. If you’re interested in becoming a contributor or have a topic in mind that you’d like to see addressed, please let us know! There …

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Letter From the Editor

December 20, 2013 | Filed under: Anna Williams, General EAC

Dear Readers, The Editors’ Weekly will be on hiatus for the holidays. Regular posts will resume on Jan. 7. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your readership and encourage you to spread the word about the Editors’ Weekly and the EAC. If you’re interested in …

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