Easy reading is the goal of most editors. Plain Language is a popular and respected set of principles that focus on structure as well as
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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
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
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
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.
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
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
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