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Alternatives to Paragraphs

Alternatives to Paragraphs

A big block of text can be impenetrable to the reader. But there are techniques we can use to make the prose easier to take

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How to Edit for Lawyers

How to Edit for Lawyers

You don’t need to don a barrister’s wig to edit legal text. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, find out what you need

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Plain Language in the Canadian Style, Eh?

Plain Language in the Canadian Style, Eh?

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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Links of the Month, w20—2015

Links of the Month, w20—2015

It’s been slow around the interwebs, so it’s been weeks since a really good roundup. Here I present a collection for week 20, 2015.  

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LOTW Nov 22–28

LOTW Nov 22–28

The interwebs must have been preoccupied this week: only 3 finds this week for word and science geeks: what good fact checking looks like plain

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Grammar Less — Editing without a gavel

Grammar Less — Editing without a gavel

Grammar sophistication is the focus of this episode, in which I argue for loosening the reins on the grammar rules and letting that horse run. But

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Writing for investors? Avoid these five phrases

guest post by Danielle Arbuckle   Every industry has its own language, and finance is no exception. Some people may think we use this language

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