Tag: Technical Editing
17
Jun
The Linguistics of Punctuation—An Editor’s Guide
by Josh Stevenson
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Editing punctuation can be hard. One corpus-based approach to more effective editing involves tailoring your edits to the genre in which you’re working. As editors,...
15
Oct
One Way to Write High-Quality Comments on Technical Documents
by Staff
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The best ways to provide a comprehensive edit for technical documents can feel elusive. Where should editors focus their work? Technical editing can present unique...
27
Mar
The Most Memorable Writing
by Staff
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A study conducted about semantics and syntax teaches us how to treat important information and make it the most memorable. In technical writing it is...
05
Mar
Online Editing: The Effects of Technology on Future Editors
by Staff
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“Higher education institutions need to give their students experience drafting, editing, and commenting on each other’s work online.” —Zimmerman and Yohon (2002) I am currently...
02
Mar
What Writing Police Reports Can Teach Us about Technical Editing
by Staff
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Police reports can teach us a lot about the importance of understanding genre in technical editing. I’ve watched enough American cop shows to know that...
05
Dec
When to Follow Your Intuition Instead of Prescriptive Rules
by Staff
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“When prescriptive grammar violates organic grammar, bad things can happen during the reading process.” —Bradford R. Connatser (2004, 265) To editors, it can sometimes seem...
03
Oct
Tired of “Safe” Typefaces? Letterforms J-a-g-e-n to the Rescue
by Staff
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“Using type well is an art, but the principles underlying the uses of type are also based on research.” —C. D. Rude (2002) in Longman’s...
17
Sep
Which Editing Mistakes Could Cost You a Job
by Staff
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Are you looking for an editing job? Do you want to know which editing mistakes will automatically disqualify you from the position? Then this is...
20
Aug
Creating Your Own Code of Editing Ethics
by Staff
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As editors, we will come across many ethical situations. How can we best be prepared to respond to them? When we receive a piece to...
01
Aug
Unblock Editor’s Block
by Staff
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Receiving constructive criticism from others before you revise your work can help you find a better way to approach a subject. As editors, we can...
