Étiquette : consistency

A clipboard holds a sheet of paper that has “Style Sheets” written across the top.
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Anne Louise Mahoney

Learning to Love Style Sheets

novembre 9, 2023 by Anne Louise Mahoney | 16 commentaires sur Learning to Love Style Sheets

As a copy editor, how do you feel about creating a style sheet for each project you work on? I’ve found myself in each of these camps at various times, depending on how busy my work schedule is, how complex the project is, how confident I’m feeling and what clients expect. With practice, though, I’ve […]

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Wendy Barron

PerfectIt 4: Faster and More Customizable Than Ever

juillet 2, 2019 by Wendy Barron | 3 commentaires sur PerfectIt 4: Faster and More Customizable Than Ever

When I joined the publishing department of Legal Aid BC last year, none of my colleagues had used PerfectIt. But I have used it for years; I was hooked the first time I ran it on a manuscript and saw how quickly and accurately it found the one U-less “neighbor” in a sea of “neighbours,” […]

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When does consistency trump everything else in writing? Or does it ever? Virginia Durksen’s new mini-series explores the myth of consistency in writing. EAC Blog, Sept 5, 2013.
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Virginia Durksen

Myth: Consistency matters consistently

septembre 10, 2013 by Virginia Durksen

And so begins a mini-series, a sub-set of The Inner Editor by Virginia Durksen. Each « mythbuster » explores an assumption commonly made about editors or editing and offers a new perspective on that assumption. Consistency matters when you’re adding a column of numbers. Consistency also matters when you’re training your dog (or your kids, for that […]

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