| Instead of: | Try: |
| a and/or b | a or b or both |
Source: http://www.plainlanguage.gov/howto/wordsuggestions/simplewords.cfm
Editing and Intellectual Property teams joined forces for a good cause: Donating purse care packages (make-up, toiletries, gloves, etc.) for Kamloops Y Women’s Shelter. Our union (CUPE 4879) and Kamloops and District Labour Council organized the event. “We were expecting to put together 50 purses but with the overwhelming inpouring of donations, we ended up with…
The editors’ team has started bi-weekly professional development seminars. We take turns facilitating the meetings, and we co-create the content to share our expertise and fill-in gaps in our knowledge. We have not chosen a way to reify or apply the new learning, but I’m sure a creative expression of our learning will present itself…
Process Change! Some editors may be working from home in the next few weeks. What? Why? The health authorities urge Canadians to practice social distancing, and we can do our work without being in close proximity to others in public spaces. Photo by Dimitri Karastelev on Unsplash What Does This Mean? We are still working! We will be doing…
To paraphrase Gail’s retirement speech: “Work will come and work will go; what matters in the end is to love each other and treat each other right.“
Here’s an open, online resource that could be a useful guide for editors (or writers, or students) to verify or to explain Canadian regionalisms or idioms. Dollinger, S. (Chief Editor), & Fee, M. (Associate Editor). (2017). DCHP-2: The dictionary of Canadianisms on historical principles (2nd ed., with the assistance of B. Ford, A. Gaylie, & G. Lim)….
Non-verbal cues are missing in most online courses, so it can be helpful for readers if we incorporate clear design concepts. Headings should be descriptive and show the hierarchy of ideas. Visual aids help orient students to the course. Learning activities, like asking students to summarize or rephrase in a learning journal, work as verification techniques to reinforce the…