Author of the latest guide to Canadian spelling, Elizabeth d’Anjou, talks to me today about what she found out when
Author: Adrienne (scieditor)
An editor of words, mostly those in instructional materials — and mostly on technical subjects such as science.
Learning Opportunities for the Mid-Career Editor
Take charge of your professional development as a mid-career editor with these innovative DIY learning strategies I’ll examine over the
LOTW 5, 2015
Picks from the interwebs this week for my word- and tech-nerd peeps: going freelance mid-career (case studies) sentence diagraming guide
Creative Earners Salary Survey Results
Hey kids, notice that the average hourly fee for proofreading is $63 for those with 5–14 years’ experience? It’s only
Words to Stop the Red Flags Flapping
Red flags, red flags,What’cha gonna do?What’cha gonna do,when they come for you? Today, in my How To column at the now-defunct Copyediting.com,
LOTW 4, 2015
Picks from the interwebs this week for my word- and tech-nerd peeps: cat V editor, and some fur-less purring to
Newly Updated Guide to Editing Canadian English
Announcement of the updated guide to Editing Canadian English (ECE3) today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. The guide is
LOTW 3, 2015
Picks from the interwebs this week for my word- and tech-nerd peeps: science of why a second monitor is the
Don’t Italicize French Ballet Terms
Italicizing ballet terms because they’re French? Oh no, you don’t! Today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com.
How New Words Catch On
During the seasonal onslaught of retrospectives, Ben Zimmer predicted new words that 2015 will bring, and pondered why some never