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David Ritchie

Do You Need That Adverb?

novembre 18, 2014 by David Ritchie | 2 commentaires sur Do You Need That Adverb?

Readers with long memories may recall Tom Swiftie jokes from the early 1960s. Named after the hero in the Tom Swift series of juvenile adventure novels, Tom Swifties relied on a corny use of adverbs. Here are examples: “We’re travelling faster than sound!” said Tom, swiftly. “The temperature is 200 degrees!” said Tom, heatedly. “It’s […]

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James Harbeck

What’s English? | Linguistics, Frankly

novembre 12, 2014 by James Harbeck | Un commentaire sur What’s English? | Linguistics, Frankly

Here’s a quick quiz. Tell me which of the following are English and which aren’t. For each one, say why it is or isn’t English and, if it’s not, what language it is. There’s no place to plug your car in in the parkade. A wha dat dey dem people deh nyam ih smell sweet. […]

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Rosemary Shipton

Twelve-Step Editing

novembre 4, 2014 by Rosemary Shipton | 23 commentaires sur Twelve-Step Editing

One project, one editor — that’s the norm in Canada today. Only a few large trade publishers and a small number of government departments still divide editing between structural/stylistic editors and copy editors, while the rapidly dwindling group of educational publishers distinguish between developmental editing and copy editing. Almost all the other publishers, institutions and […]

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Dominique Fortier

L’accord des adjectifs de couleur

octobre 28, 2014 by Dominique Fortier

La nature et les arbres, à l’automne, parent le paysage de mille couleurs, plus belles les unes que les autres. Parmi les arbres, les érables se distinguent. Ils sont particulièrement hauts en couleur. Chaque année, le plaisir visuel se renouvelle. Quiconque se promène dehors se prend à chercher : 1. qui des feuilles rouges (1), […]

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Dwain Richardson

English Editing in Quebec: Local Realities — Montreal and Area

octobre 21, 2014 by Dwain Richardson | 5 commentaires sur English Editing in Quebec: Local Realities — Montreal and Area

It’s a well-known fact: Quebec is the only French-language province in Canada. According to recent statistics, la belle province is home to over eight million inhabitants.[1] Of these inhabitants, 78 per cent are native French speakers and over seven per cent are English speakers. In the Greater Montreal Area, 47 per cent of residents identify […]

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Lori Burwash

Don’t Tick People Off, and Other Tips for Writing and Editing Web Copy

octobre 14, 2014 by Lori Burwash | 8 commentaires sur Don’t Tick People Off, and Other Tips for Writing and Editing Web Copy

If you’re writing or editing copy destined for the web, know this: People don’t read. They don’t even finish what they’re not reading. Instead, they scan for answers and, with any luck, take action based on what they find. It’s less about the journey, more about the destination. Your mission, then, is to pave and […]

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Abby Egerter

Six Volunteers Receive Honorary CPE Status

octobre 7, 2014 by Abby Egerter | Un commentaire sur Six Volunteers Receive Honorary CPE Status

Back in the Wild West days of editing (about the late 1980s or so), there were no competency tests for editors and few if any educational programs designed to serve the needs of the publishing industry. Some members of the then Freelance Editors’ Association of Canada were looking for objective ways to demonstrate that editors […]

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Dominique Fortier

Les langagières et les langagiers sont‑ils encore utiles?

septembre 30, 2014 by Dominique Fortier | 6 commentaires sur Les langagières et les langagiers sont‑ils encore utiles?

Ça ne s’invente pas. Voici le genre de traduction que l’on voit régulièrement sur l’emballage de produits en vente au Québec. C’est tellement gros qu’il vaut mieux en rire. Lisez la description du produit (pardonnez la piètre qualité des photos qui suivent) et dites-moi si vous y avez compris quelque chose. Le francophone moyen en perd […]

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Wilf Popoff

Getting Rid of Death

septembre 23, 2014 by Wilf Popoff | 6 commentaires sur Getting Rid of Death

Okay, I understand. Most of us simply do not want to die. And over the last two centuries the western world has managed to postpone the occasion: we’ve doubled our lifespan. Postponement, however, is not eradication. Die we must, eventually, although there now appears to be a workaround. Many people are attempting to defeat mortality […]

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Melva McLean

An Editor in a Three-Day Writer’s Boot Camp, Part 3

septembre 16, 2014 by Melva McLean | 2 commentaires sur An Editor in a Three-Day Writer’s Boot Camp, Part 3

Later that afternoon, I arrived home and plunked myself down in front of a blank screen. It felt like I’d joined the ranks of such writers as Hemingway and Faulkner, Ludlum and Michener, and many others who’d lost manuscripts and had to start over from scratch. Of course, in this day and age, you don’t […]

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