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“Broken” English

Tuesday February 13, 2018

Have you seen this meme? There is no such thing as American English. There is English and there are mistakes. First appearing on Twitter in June 2014, the original tweet was tongue-in-cheek, in keeping with the account’s satirical leaning. The words have since taken on a life of their own, and the resulting memes are shared […]

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Barbara McClintock

The Singular “They” — Conjugations and Some Particularities

Tuesday February 18, 2020

Conjugating the singular “they” Gender-neutral writing is fairly new. The Canadian government started using the terms “gender” or “gender identity” when referring to a person’s sex (unless referring to anatomical characteristics related to reproduction or development) in Canadian legislation in 2017. Most writers in Canada already avoid using “he” and “his” because readers understand these […]

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Dwain Richardson

English Editing in Quebec: Linguistic Interference During COVID-19

Tuesday November 3, 2020

This post is part of a series on some of the challenges English editors and translators encounter when working with French texts. When the COVID-19 pandemic oozed into Canadian territory in March, government officials and media outlets across the country were working hard to keep society apprised of the latest developments. These included physical-distancing rules, […]

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Madeleine Vasaly

An Introduction to Proofreading Comics

Thursday May 16, 2024

If you proofread prose books or magazines, working on your first comic book or graphic novel can be intimidating. A lot of your skills are transferable and will serve you well across media types, but some editorial elements are handled differently. Reading comics from a range of genres and publishers will help you get familiar […]

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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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Describing “The Horrors”

Thursday June 11, 2026

Even though it’s not spooky season yet, many editors may find themselves with a horror manuscript in their hands. If you are editing or writing a story with a monster, describing the monster can be a bit of a problem sometimes. How do you describe the indescribable? Let’s explore how to portray a monster as […]

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The Editors’ Weekly is the official English-language blog of Editors Canada. Editors Canada promotes professional editing for print and online communications. Our members include salaried and freelance editors who work in the corporate, technical, government, not-for-profit, education and publishing sectors. Authors contributing to this blog include many recognized professional Canadian editors as well as some […]

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Victoria Neufeldt

Shy Words

Tuesday December 17, 2013

When I took on the commitment, a year ago, of contributing blog postings about language, I began bravely by tossing out a little ditty that came into my mind, inspired by Dr. Seuss: “New words, old words, shy words, bold words.” Well, I’ve talked about old words and new words, but shy words? What was […]

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Victoria Neufeldt

We’re All Looking for Style

Tuesday July 14, 2015

What is style in writing? Writers — and their editors, of course — must think about this, but not everyone agrees on what is appropriate. A writer of non-fiction, for example, probably aims for an unobtrusive style in which the language — the words and phrases, the syntax and grammar — takes second place to the content. […]

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English Editing in Quebec: What’s Translatable, What’s Not?

Tuesday July 21, 2015

If any of you copywrite, edit or translate for federal clients, you’ll know that most department, agency, union and attraction names have official translations. Department of National Defence Canadian Media Guild Canadian Museum of History National Gallery of Canada National Arts Centre Citizenship and Immigration Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police ministère de la Défense nationale […]

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