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On Editing an Editor: Brenna Bailey-Davies and Genevieve Clovis in Conversation

September 21, 2023 by Brenna Bailey-Davies | 1 Comment on On Editing an Editor: Brenna Bailey-Davies and Genevieve Clovis in Conversation

Editing an author calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the author 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. Genevieve Clovis (Toronto, Ont.) is […]

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Anna Williams

Grammar Affairs

February 9, 2021 by Anna Williams | 15 Comments on Grammar Affairs

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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Aaron Dalton

Language Resources for Non-Native English Speakers

May 7, 2019 by Aaron Dalton | 3 Comments on Language Resources for Non-Native English Speakers

I teach plain language workshops, and I was recently approached by a non-native English speaker. His language skills were excellent. He said he learned English mostly through standardized exams, and he felt there was a gap between the mode of English he was taught and the plain language approach I was preaching. His question was […]

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James Harbeck

Do you want to use a Germanic feature, or do you prefer using a Celtic one?

April 10, 2018 by James Harbeck | 1 Comment on Do you want to use a Germanic feature, or do you prefer using a Celtic one?

Learning other languages is fun. And to learn another language is to learn more about your own language — especially when it takes on the aspect of learning more about your family tree. You’ve probably had the experience of meeting new relatives or learning about ancestors and thinking, “Oh, that explains something.” Well, consider this: […]

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Tracey Anderson

Why Do So Many Teachers Become Editors?

March 13, 2018 by Tracey Anderson | 2 Comments on Why Do So Many Teachers Become Editors?

Someone recently asked me that question at a networking event. As an editor who came to this profession via a teaching career, I’d pondered this before, and wondered if and how my experience as a teacher shapes my approach as an editor. The Connection My teaching approach centred around two key beliefs, which I still […]

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