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09/28/2018

Hi folks, just a note that I'm not accepting new editing projects at the moment. I'll update when that changes.

07/04/2017

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02/10/2016

01/28/2016

The American Dialect Society has named the singular "they" Word of the Year. An example is, "If anyone needs a great editor they can email me at [email protected]." "Anyone" is singular, but "they" is plural.

I spend a lot of my time as an editor trying to rewrite sentences to avoid having to choose between "he or she" which is awkward, "they" which is grammaticaly incorrect, or the inclusive "he" to mean "he or she", which is really not very inclusive at all.

Even though the singular they is becoming more prevalent, I still recommend avoiding it in academic writing. Try rewriting the sentence to make the subject plural -- "Those who need a great editor can email me at [email protected]" -- or rephrase completely -- "Email me at [email protected] if you need a great editor."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/08/donald-trump-may-win-this-years-word-of-the-year/

The Word of the Year has been announced.

07/26/2015

The passive voice is a misunderstood entity in the world of writing. It is unfairly judged by many authors. Some writers, without taking the time to get to know this grammatical structure, avoid it at all costs. Others use it ineffectively because they do not understand how

07/05/2015

If your name was turned into a common word, what would it mean? http://tinyurl.com/qanfmt4

Cities, squares, streets, buildings and universities are among the things that are often named after people. Officially known as eponyms, these terms ...

06/08/2015

If you can't find the word you want in English, this website gives you some great phrases in other languages. http://betterthanenglish.com/

Each day we post a new, untranslatable word from around the world.

05/31/2015

For those working on dissertation, "summer" just means the weather's a bit warmer during those few minutes you walk from the library back home. http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1804

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