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But what about plural “they”?

Tuesday September 21, 2021

Singular “they” is here to stay, and that’s a good thing. There is no decent reason to require that third-person singular pronouns — and only third-person singular pronouns — always specify gender. “He” has never truly covered men and women equally, though starting in the 1800s some people tried to insist that it did, and […]

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Lucy Payette

What’s New in the Canadian Press Stylebook

Tuesday November 2, 2021

Since its inception in 1940, The Canadian Press Stylebook has changed “cautiously,” as stated on its website, with a motto of “evolution, not revolution.” Nonetheless, if you’ve followed Canadian Press style, you know it isn’t enough to commit to memory the style standards and leave it at that. Language and usage changes — and style […]

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S. Robin Larin

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Cathy McPhalen

Tuesday November 9, 2021

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, S. Robin Larin shares the […]

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Berna Ozunal

Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards: Part 1

Tuesday February 1, 2022

Past, Present and Future — One Editor’s Perspective This is a three-part series about my thoughts and experiences as they pertain to Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards (PES) and my ongoing work with the Editors Canada standards committee. In Part 1, I’ll give some historical context of PES and discuss my involvement with PES and […]

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Frances Peck

On Editing an Editor: Leslie Vermeer and Frances Peck in Conversation

Tuesday March 8, 2022

Editing a first-time novelist calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the novelist is also an editor? As part of a series of blog posts featuring conversations between author-editors and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working together. Frances Peck is a […]

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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Ruth E. Thaler-Carter: An Editor’s Top 3

Tuesday April 12, 2022

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Ruth E. Thaler-Carter has been managing and speaking about websites for several years, for both her own ventures and those of her clients. Her in-person and virtual presentations about editors’ websites have been popular with several professional […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Practical Ways to Help Ukraine from Canada

Tuesday June 7, 2022

Tanya Mykhaylychenko, a regular contributor to The Editors’ Weekly, grew up in Ukraine and witnessed the first weeks of the war in February and March. In this post, she shares her experience and recommends resources that can help people learn more about Ukrainian culture, the latest news and ways to donate. Many of you may […]

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Letitia Henville

How (And Why) I Developed a Digital Tool for My Freelance Clients — And Then Gave It Away for Free

Tuesday September 13, 2022

This past June, I launched a new digital tool for academic writers — my preferred clients — at writingwellishard.com. This tool enables academics to compare features of their own writing with the features of a writing sample of their choice. For instance, users could see whether they write sentences that are, on average, longer or […]

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Libby Graham

Editing Essentials: My Experience

Tuesday September 27, 2022

I’m a new editor, and over the course of the past year or so, I’ve been searching for any and every tool to help hone my skills and launch my career. One of those tools was the Editors Canada Editing Essentials qualification. I thought that speaking on my experience with the test could be beneficial […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Resumé Writing vs. Resumé Editing: What Do Resumé Writers Do?

Thursday January 19, 2023

I have worked in the career services industry as a resumé writer since 2014. In social media groups for editors, I sometimes see requests and advertisements for resumé editing services. Let’s review the difference between resumé writing and resumé editing and how you might become a resumé writer. Neither resumé editing nor resumé writing is […]

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