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Sue Archer

Interview With Grace Yaginuma, Winner of the Tom Fairley Award

août 25, 2015 by Sue Archer | 2 commentaires sur Interview With Grace Yaginuma, Winner of the Tom Fairley Award

This post is part of our “Editors in the Spotlight” series, spotlighting editors who have won awards or participated in award-winning projects. In this post, Sue Archer interviews Grace Yaginuma, who won the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence for editing the book A Discerning Eye by Carol E. Mayer. ~~~ Sue Archer: To start, […]

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James Harbeck

Who Let That Word Into the Dictionary? | Linguistics, Frankly

août 18, 2015 by James Harbeck | Un commentaire sur Who Let That Word Into the Dictionary? | Linguistics, Frankly

Every so often, Oxford or Merriam-Webster will release a list of words recently added to one of their dictionaries, and many people become grouchy at what they see as awful — or even fake — intrusions that have somehow been bootlegged into the hallowed halls of the official lexicon. You may even agree that they […]

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Sara Peacock

Editing Goes Global: A British Perspective

août 11, 2015 by Sara Peacock | Un commentaire sur Editing Goes Global: A British Perspective

I still vividly remember my first experience of an editorial conference. I came away with a very strong sense of belonging and of being part of a community. I probably learned some useful facts or techniques, but more importantly I was able to have discussions with colleagues and make strong connections with a number of […]

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Melva McLean

It’s Our Turn at the Box Office

août 4, 2015 by Melva McLean | 2 commentaires sur It’s Our Turn at the Box Office

It’s called Genius, and it stars Colin Firth, Jude Law and Nicole Kidman. Due for release just before Christmas (and award season), the film, touted as “the bio-pic of the year,” is about a book editor.  Yup. You read that correctly. An editor. Colin Firth plays Charles Scribner’s Sons fiction editor Maxwell Perkins in a […]

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Dominique Fortier

Ah non! pas encore des « coupures »!

juillet 28, 2015 by Dominique Fortier

Sous l’influence de l’anglais cut, on emploie très souvent le mot « coupure » dans les domaines administratif et financier. On parlera ainsi de coupures budgétaires, de coupures de budget ou de coupures de postes. Or les sens français de coupure, contrairement à celui de coupe, ne correspondent pas à la notion évoquée dans ce genre de […]

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Dwain Richardson

English Editing in Quebec: What’s Translatable, What’s Not?

juillet 21, 2015 by Dwain Richardson | 7 commentaires sur English Editing in Quebec: What’s Translatable, What’s Not?

If any of you copywrite, edit or translate for federal clients, you’ll know that most department, agency, union and attraction names have official translations. Department of National Defence Canadian Media Guild Canadian Museum of History National Gallery of Canada National Arts Centre Citizenship and Immigration Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police ministère de la Défense nationale […]

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Victoria Neufeldt

We’re All Looking for Style

juillet 14, 2015 by Victoria Neufeldt | 8 commentaires sur We’re All Looking for Style

What is style in writing? Writers — and their editors, of course — must think about this, but not everyone agrees on what is appropriate. A writer of non-fiction, for example, probably aims for an unobtrusive style in which the language — the words and phrases, the syntax and grammar — takes second place to the content. […]

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Wilf Popoff

Wasted Words: How Language Sometimes Evolves

juillet 7, 2015 by Wilf Popoff | 5 commentaires sur Wasted Words: How Language Sometimes Evolves

I’m aware of the organic nature of living languages and their need to adapt. If I forget, a glimpse of Chaucer brings me up short. His poetry shows just how much a language can change in six centuries. The remarkable capacity of English to absorb fresh concepts and to express new ideas and technology enables […]

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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Facts and Fiction: Grammar Vampires and True Crime

juin 30, 2015 by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter | 3 commentaires sur Facts and Fiction: Grammar Vampires and True Crime

The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed By Karen Elizabeth Gordon. Pantheon Books, 1984, 1993.  Wild, wacky, inventive grammar guide continues to educate and amuse The opportunity to review the new edition (1993) of Karen Elizabeth Gordon’s The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar […]

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Virginia Durksen

The Inner Editor: Friends, Readers, Editors

juin 23, 2015 by Virginia Durksen | 4 commentaires sur The Inner Editor: Friends, Readers, Editors

Being an editor is easy compared to being a friend. Confusing the two is a sure path to flawed editing and fraught friendships. So what should you do if a friend or family member asks for your opinion of their latest novel? Or — a more daunting and delicate task — to read the stack […]

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