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Victoria Neufeldt

New Words

Mercredi janvier 2, 2013

The end of a year brings thoughts of old and new words—and not only to us word birds, who throughout the year are tuned into what’s coming in and what’s fading out. It’s generally easier to recognize the new than the obsolescent. New words and meanings can virtually explode onto the linguistic scene. Such terms usually relate […]

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GETTABLE GRAMMAR: Less is More

Mardi janvier 15, 2013

Gettable Grammar is a monthly series of conjectures, opinions and postulates by Karen Virag. LESS IS MORE, NOT FEWER. EXCEPT SOMETIMES. The question of when to use fewer and when to use less perplexes many people. Generally speaking, you should use fewer to refer to a smaller number and less to refer to a smaller […]

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An older man appears to be reading a book. When we see anyone with a book, we assume they can read, and yet literacy can’t be assumed. Though this is Freedom to Read Week (2013), this EAC blog post for The Editors’ Weekly asks about the freedom to read—at all.

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Victoria Neufeldt

Old Words

Mardi avril 16, 2013

Old words are just as interesting as new words. But how old is old? We use a good number of words today that go all the way back to Old English, the language of the Germanic peoples who invaded and then settled in England in the fifth century A.D. These “native” words are some of […]

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DISPATCHES 4: What’s an Intern Worth?

Mardi mai 28, 2013

So now that you know what editorial interns do and you have some tips to get you started, I’m sure you’re wondering how the editorial staff really feels about interns. This question was burning in my mind when I started at Random House Canada. With so many interns coming in (up to eight a year in […]

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Going Out of Style

Mardi juin 18, 2013

It’s house style. I don’t think I fully appreciated the power of that sentence until I could no longer use it. As editors we’re constantly striving to balance the needs of the publisher, author and reader, but with the growth of self- and custom publishing, the needs of the publisher are becoming irrelevant in more […]

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GETTABLE GRAMMAR: Taking issue with « issues »

Jeudi juillet 11, 2013

I think I remember the first time I heard the word issues used as a synonym for problems. I was watching a long-forgotten television sitcom, and one character commented on another’s weird behaviour by saying, “She has issues.” She overenunciated the word issues and at the same time made little scratching gestures with her index […]

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WASTED WORDS: Squandering Words on Money

Mercredi octobre 9, 2013

The love of money is not only the root of all evil; it is also the root of ghastly copy. I find it particularly ironic that word economy has only a fleeting acquaintance with commerce. Consider the grating and ubiquitous tautology, expensive price, as in, “The house with a river view comes at a more […]

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GETTABLE GRAMMAR: Verbal Boobery (VB)

Mardi novembre 19, 2013

Verbal whatery? Not long ago in the Air Canada Lounge at Toronto Pearson Airport I noticed a small sign beside a tray of freshly baked cookies. It said: Now, I have to say, I don’t know why so many people complain about Air Canada. Knowing how many passengers are […]

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Virginia Durksen

Myth: It Takes a Certain Personality to Become an Editor

Mardi mars 25, 2014

Any profession draws certain personality types to it more readily than others. But just as there’s no single lawyer or doctor or teacher type, there’s more than one editor type. Editors come in all sorts. Editors can be achievers, caretakers, managers, control freaks, idea generators, intellectuals, entrepreneurs — and are often a bit of everything […]

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