Tag: Technical Editing
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...
17
Jun
Unmasking the Nature of Technical Editing
by Staff
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If you feel you don’t have the necessary skills for technical editing—if the mere idea of it bores you or intimidates you—know that there is...
15
Jun
How to Use Corpora to Edit Technical Articles Effectively and Accurately
by Staff
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Corpora are quickly becoming mainstream in the field of linguistics. But can they help us become better technical editors as well? A corpus is a...
13
Jun
Editing for Relevance: 8 Usage Principles Worth Remembering
by Staff
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Professional writers evaluated twenty usage principles that editors rated unimportant, and the results show that at least eight are still worth emphasizing. Many editors classify...
13
Jun
Being an Unconventional Editor, and Why That’s Okay
by Staff
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The editor described in academic literature and the real-life editor are two different people. If you choose to deviate from the prescribed formula, your editing...
16
May
Not Just a Typo: How Simple Errors Affect Image
by Staff
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In a fast-moving world, a writer’s image depends on the quality of their edits. Though their impact is often overlooked in higher education, simple typos...
