Plain language is about style and formatting more than it is about dumbing down vocabulary. Today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com, I discuss sentences
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T&C for Disturbing Subjects
Read the updated post. Right to refuse: set terms and conditions (T&C in your contract or letter of agreement) to avoid subjects that disturb you.
Niche Work in Canada, Eh?
Niche editing in Canada, in this week’s Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com.
Canadian Acronym Styling, Eh?
How to (Canadian) style letters that are not full words: title case, lower case, spall caps, and period-ification of acronyms and initialisms. Today, in my Canadian,
Canadians Like Hyphens, Eh?
The thorny world of hyphens in Canada: today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com.
Canadianizing Texts
This post has been fixed now. A glitch in the system caused it to disappear from the host site. Canadianization is a common cost-saving measure
Use Word’s Outline View to Check Document Flow
Do you follow that editing principle of “parading your topic sentences”? Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, learn about Word’s Outline View and how it
Word Tool to Check Document Structure
Visualize the structure of a complex document and navigate it too, using Word’s Document Map Pane. I explain how, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.
Word Count Comparison
Different word processing software will give you a different word count in the very same document. I look at some of the variations today, in
French Editing Proficiency Certification
Proving your editing abilities is one of those challenges every editor faces. French language editors now have this opportunity to have some sort of credential