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A personal note: depression and anxiety
Just over two years ago, I was diagnosed with moderate/severe anxiety and depression. I have done a fair amount of counselling over the years and I guess it should not have been a surprise, but no one wants to admit … Continue reading
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SITW: Not a copy editing or proofreading error, but…
I know, I know, this is probably already all over the internet, and it’s not a copyediting or proofreading error, but I still loved the sign: “Satan called: He wants his weather back.” I’m in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, so though … Continue reading
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SITW: Too late!
At this time of year there are lots of real estate signs on front lawns. Sometimes the market is slow and a lot of the signs have an added “reduced” sign. Sometimes the market is rocking and the “sold” signs … Continue reading
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SITW: calve muscles
In an exercise manual that I am editing, the author refers to “calve muscles”, which would be nowhere near your calves (plural of calf). I personally have not “calved” in almost 15 years and plan not to do it again … Continue reading
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SITW: Gotta Love Canada Post
A colleague saw the following note taped to a mailbox after Canada Post went on strike recently: Temporairement hors service / Temporarily out of service Not sure how a mailbox can be out of service. Maybe “Service temporairement suspendu/ Service … Continue reading
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Another year
Today is our 19th wedding anniversary. We commit one year at a time and have agreed to enjoy our life together for another year (at least). Each year recently this has made us smile, but in tough times (and we … Continue reading
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Home Sweet Home
The Editors’ Association of Canada conference in Vancouver was a huge success. Seminars ranged from how to run your business profitably to working with self-publishing authors and copy writing for the web incorporating SEO concepts. I’m looking forward to implementing … Continue reading
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Should Headings Be Capitalized?
As is often the case in writing and editing, the answer is: it depends. Capitalization of headings is essentially a style issue. There was a time when some amount of capitalization in headings was expected, but that is no longer … Continue reading
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SITW: Favourite exaggeration of the week
From a document discussing whether or not to use life-sustaining treatments. ” It is well established that if a treatment has no chance of achieving its intended benefit (e.g., performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a body whose head has been severed … Continue reading
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Fantastic New Resources
I know that these are not new to everyone, but there were new to me fairly recently. TERMIUM, the Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank, is a fantastic language tool for finding just the right word, using the … Continue reading
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