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Sara Abdul

And That’s A Wrap

Thursday July 13, 2023

It is often said that the business of planning a conference begins when the previous year’s event concludes. As this year’s conference was wrapping up last month, conference manager Sara Abdul volunteered to share her experience with The Editors’ Weekly readers and to tell us a little about what comes next. Editors In Real Life […]

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Julie Morin

Emerge From the Shadows via the Our Languages Blog

Tuesday September 26, 2017

“If only I could rewrite this text!” If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably had a similar reaction, especially if your clients are looking for a “soothing” edit. You know the kind I mean: one that doesn’t involve any changes beyond sprinkling a few commas here and there… I spent almost 10 years fixing language […]

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Correct English: Reality or Myth
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Sue Archer

Review: Correct English: Reality or Myth? by Geoffrey Marnell

Tuesday September 22, 2015

I’m sure all of us, as editors, have encountered heated discussions about the notion of “correct” English. It’s an inescapable occupational hazard. With the prescriptivists in one corner and the descriptivists in the other, the debate continually rages on. I was curious to know if Geoffrey Marnell would bring anything new to the discussion with […]

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Six people of varying ethnicities and genders thinking (expressed by question marks surrounding each of their heads).
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Aaron Dalton

Empirical Editors: Fluency

Tuesday June 9, 2020

This article is part of a series that looks at lessons one can draw from some of the research collected in Aaron Dalton’s “Empirical Research for Editors” list.  “Fluency” refers to how easy or difficult it is to do or process something. I interpret the science in this area through the lens of plain language, […]

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Berna Ozunal

Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards: Part 2

Tuesday March 1, 2022

Past, Present and Future — One Editor’s Perspective This is the second in 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 2, I’ll look at some of the ideas and issues that have […]

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Ottawa River and City of Gatineau
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Dwain Richardson

English Editing in Quebec: Local Realities — Western Quebec and Eastern Townships

Tuesday December 16, 2014

If you live in the vicinity of Canada’s capital region and are aspiring to become a language professional, you’re in for a treat. For starters, the cities of Gatineau and Ottawa and their surrounding areas are home to most federal government departments. Localities on either side of the Ottawa River have municipal administrations and provincial […]

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Zanne Klingenberg

Trans Day of Remembrance: Language and Representation Matters

Thursday November 20, 2025

November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today, I will gather with my community to remember who and what we have lost this year. People. Rights. Safety. Soon we will dance and we will celebrate our joy as resistance. But today we grieve.  I am proud to be a trans editor. I have a unique […]

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