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The Nitpicker’s Nook: May’s linguistic links roundup
The Nitpicker’s Nook is a monthly collection of language-related articles, interviews, and blog posts. If you read something that would make a good addition, email your suggestion to [email protected]. By Savanna Scott Leslie Online tools make plagiarism easier to catch, but plagiarism is still a delicate subject to broach with writers. Adrienne Montgomerie shares some … Continue reading The Nitpicker’s Nook: May’s linguistic links roundup
Where you’ll find me at #Editors2016
By Jaclyn Law So many conference sessions, so few time slots! It’s impossible to be everywhere, so I chose topics that are right for my business and day-to-day work, right now. My picks (shared below) lean towards technology-related topics, but where are you going? “Editing Copy for the Mobile Web and App Development,” Christina Vasilevski … Continue reading Where you’ll find me at #Editors2016
Wordplay: The old “ye olde”
Wordplay is a regular column by editor and language writer James Harbeck in which he tastes and plays with English words and usages. If you want to make something look, y’know, old and classy and stuff, what’s better than adding an e to the end of it? Think how much extra you pay to stay in … Continue reading Wordplay: The old “ye olde”
Video: Watch the panel discussion on editing self-published authors at our April meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6yobruEceA At the April 2016 meeting of Editors Canada's Toronto branch, Sharon A. Crawford, Ali Cunliffe, and Susan Viets spoke with editors about their considerable experience and knowledge on self-publishing from both the editor and the writer perspectives. Sharon A. Crawford, a former journalist, is a freelance memoirs and fiction writer, writing consultant and instructor, … Continue reading Video: Watch the panel discussion on editing self-published authors at our April meeting
The Nitpicker’s Nook: April’s linguistic links roundup
The Nitpicker’s Nook is a monthly collection of language-related articles, interviews, and blog posts. If you read something that would make a good addition, email your suggestion to [email protected]. By Savanna Scott Leslie As technology improves, is it only a matter of time until translation tools become so adept that language barriers cease to exist? … Continue reading The Nitpicker’s Nook: April’s linguistic links roundup
Freelancers, beware of scammers!
By Olga Sushinsky Anyone who freelances must’ve encountered at least one fraudulent client/employer in their lifetime—and not necessarily through those “Make $100/hour from home” banners that pop up on legit websites every once in a while. Editors and non-editors alike can easily fall prey to less-obvious scams, ones that are so sophisticated that they might … Continue reading Freelancers, beware of scammers!
The Nitpicker’s Nook: March’s linguistic links roundup
The Nitpicker’s Nook is a monthly collection of language-related articles, interviews, and blog posts. If you read something that would make a good addition, email your suggestion to [email protected]. By Savanna Scott Leslie According to Michelle Falardeau-Ramsay of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, dyslexia affects one in six Canadians. Victor Widell, a programmer, set up … Continue reading The Nitpicker’s Nook: March’s linguistic links roundup
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