Étiquette : readability

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Aaron Dalton

Empirical Editors: Acronyms

juillet 16, 2019 by Aaron Dalton | 13 commentaires sur Empirical Editors: Acronyms

Background I’m an in-house editor for the Alberta Energy Regulator. Authors are required to work with our group as they move towards publishing their documents. It’s essential that we cultivate and nurture relationships of respect and trust. One element of that is always being able to rationalize and justify our recommendations. There’s no room for […]

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James Harbeck

Digital Enhancement for Numbers (Go Figures!)

avril 9, 2019 by James Harbeck | 4 commentaires sur Digital Enhancement for Numbers (Go Figures!)

At the ACES conference in Providence, Rhode Island, in late March, the Associated Press announced changes to their recommendations for handling numbers and debated some others. About sixty percent of those present gasped when one of the recommendations was made — in fact, it might have been 70 percent. No, I’m going with 80% of […]

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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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