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Alana Chalmers

Reflections of a Technical Editor

avril 14, 2020 by Alana Chalmers | Un commentaire sur Reflections of a Technical Editor

This post is part of a series of case studies by and for in-house editors. The focus of this series is on the personal experiences and various roles of in-house editors. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email the Member Services Committee.  A few years ago, I took a course in information […]

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Kate Johnson

No Perfection Unless You’re a Sunset

mars 26, 2019 by Kate Johnson | 7 commentaires sur No Perfection Unless You’re a Sunset

Those who read are an exacting bunch. We grew up with professionally proofread books, back when publishers could still afford to pay someone to make sure no spelling mistake got by, no errant comma, sneaky typo, sloppy grammar or lazy punctuation. We had high expectations of our reading material. Now we tend to notice when […]

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Marianne Grier

Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite

juillet 24, 2018 by Marianne Grier | Un commentaire sur Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite

Earlier this year, we had a bed bug scare. I woke up the morning of our first international flight with baby to a smattering of red bumps on my leg. The following afternoon, as the edgy haze of jet lag settled in, I noticed how itchy my leg had grown. As I wondered about possible […]

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Paul Buckingham

Ours Is Not to Reason Why — Or Is It?

octobre 4, 2016 by Paul Buckingham | 7 commentaires sur Ours Is Not to Reason Why — Or Is It?

You’re editing a biography of Lester Pearson, and you see a line that says, “It is a fitting coincidence that Pearson was born the same year another great Liberal leader, Wilfrid Laurier, took the Canadian helm.” You’re drawn to the interesting coincidence of dates and decide to look up the facts. You discover that Pearson […]

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