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Grammar Affairs

Tuesday February 9, 2021

A rocky beginning I’ve had a love-hate, on-again, off-again relationship with grammar over the years. When I was in school I truly despised it. Sentence diagramming and prepositions were the banes of my existence. I loved reading, spelling and creative writing, but grammar was a (supposedly) necessary evil. The problem was that I just didn’t […]

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Anna Williams grammar learning

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What is Plain Language? Part 2: Reading is a Skill

Tuesday August 31, 2021

This is the second in a series of articles discussing the basic principles of plain language by Aaron Dalton. Defining literacy Literacy is not just about being able to read and write; it’s also about being able to understand and use what you read. In an earlier blog post, I mentioned a standardized measure called […]

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PerfectIt Style Sheet Editor – Hyphenation

Style sheet editor, now with a search function

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

How to Offer Your Authors Positive Feedback

Tuesday October 5, 2021

Recognizing and affirming your clients’ strengths is one of the best ways to create a collaborative partnership, encourage their learning and boost their confidence. This comes in especially handy if you work with ESL authors, job seekers, new authors or anyone who is entering a new genre or role. Trusting their text or important document […]

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What is Plain Language? Part 3: When You Assume …

Tuesday October 12, 2021

This is the third in a series of articles discussing the basic principles of plain language by Aaron Dalton. You’re preparing a speech for a community association. You disagree with a particular policy, but you moderate your language because you “know” that most people disagree with you. What nobody realizes, though, is that actually, most people disagree […]

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Aaron Dalton communications literacy plain language writing

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Safety and Respect: A Look at Editors Canada’s Workplace Harassment Policy

Tuesday June 21, 2022

In March, the Canadian Labour Congress released findings from a national survey on workplace harassment. It was the first of its kind in Canada and revealed that 7 in 10 workers have experienced some form of harassment at work. The study’s researchers also found an increase in online harassment since the start of the pandemic, […]

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Letter from the Editor: A Temporary Step Back

Thursday April 13, 2023

Dear readers of The Editors’ Weekly, As managing editor of the blog, I wanted to inform you that I need to take a temporary hiatus from this role for personal reasons. I hope to resume this role as soon as possible. In the interim, we are finding a substitute who can ensure the posts are […]

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General EAC Laura Bontje

New Websites for The Editors’ Weekly

Thursday February 1, 2024

With the launch of Editors Canada’s new website comes a refreshed look for The Editors’ Weekly! Take some time to look around and explore! One of the biggest changes for the blog is the creation of a dedicated site for French content. While The Editors’ Weekly currently operates in English, we do get occasional posts […]

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Letitia Henville

How Freelance Editors Plan for the Year Ahead

Thursday November 14, 2024

I struggle with planning my freelance business: with collecting and analyzing my time-tracking data and my website analytics, with reflecting on the clients and projects I enjoyed and those I didn’t, with knowing when my calendar is fully booked and when I need to push on my marketing. I can imagine what the process of […]

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Literacy in Canada: What You Need to Know

Thursday February 20, 2025

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) tracks important statistics around the world. They assess literacy with a standardized measure called the Survey of Adult Skills, which is designed to be repeated every ten years. As advocates for the reader, editors should know as much about them as possible. The results of its first round were […]

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