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Editing yourself and others The styles clients, publishers, and authors may expect you to know (or have access to the style manual for) are primarily: Chicago, AP, APA, AMA, MLA, Microsoft, CBE/CSE., the dictionary most often used by professional editors., 17th Edition. The style Bible for trade (especially academic) books and some magazines, and many professional copyeditors use the. It's a style 'guide,' not a rule book, and the rules may be relaxed in particular for editing fiction and books containing dialogue, in which what you want to do is convey a speaker's style, not correctness. Free, online: and and and. (Stefan Fatsis, New Yorker, 1-30-15) Oxford's junior dictionaries are removing words like 'almond,' 'acorn,' and 'moss' to make room for words like “blog,” “chatroom,” “database.' (Goodbye, nature.) (Even today at The New Yorker, Webster’s Second, first published in 1934, is preferred to Webster’s Third—though, now in its eleventh edition, is consulted before either.)'.
(aka the AP Stylebook ) is standard for publication style in newspapers and some magazines). The holds up better than the paperback. Each revision brings surprises. For example, addresses language about gender and about addition, advising to 'avoid words like abuse, problem, addict and abuser in most uses.” John McIntyre felt. The blog compares Associated Press style and Chicago style. If you learn from taking tests, consider (Kindle, 28 pages). (3rd ed., 2009, updated to cover online sources).
The guide for scholarly publishing (especially citations). Garner, 4th edition). Was Not sure which of two words is appropriate in a given context? Go to Garner. An excellent gift to a wordsmith. Helpful Language-Change Index.
Get 4th edition (2016). See Copyeditors' review. Jeremy Butterfield) The new improved 4th edition.
See (WSJ, 1-20-17) 'After completing the Concise Oxford Dictionary, Henry Watson Fowler suggested to Oxford University Press doing a dictionary that would leave out the obvious words and instead concentrate on those that were confusing and inexact as well as on troubling idioms and obsolete rules.Fowler was magisterial and commonsensical, immensely knowledgeable and understatedly witty, a grammatical moralist whose hatred of humbug made him a moralist on the side of good sense.' . by Thomas S. Kane. Also useful:., 3rd Edition (how a book is put together, supplements Chicago).
Very useful; last updated in 1974. (online style guide). (or anything) by Theodore M. Bernstein, including, If budget allows, consider subscribing to.
(Oxford Dictionaries). There are also variations within British style-e.g., (Oxford on -ize, -ise, or -yse?). And see.
(Jess McHugh, Paris Review, 3-30-18) To distinguish American from British English, Webster adopted new spellings: 'color' for 'colour,' 'mimic' for 'mimick,' etc. The politics and commerce of dictionary-making!. (Oxford Dictionaries). (Lynne Murphy, Aces: The Society for Editing, 4-28-18) 'Given the many differences between American and British English, the way in which American and British editors edit is no doubt different as well. One difference? American editors edit in favor of rules, while British editors edit in favor of voice.
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American editors have a written set of rules, while British editors do not. Murphy is the author of. (Wikipedia). (Wikipedia) and. Sensible explanations of British punctuation (under P). 'The Economist had finally let go of its restriction on not splitting infinitives,' but see (Erin Brenner, Copyediting, 7-13-18). 'Style to be good must be clear.
Clearness is secured by using words that are current and ordinary.' . gives both British and American pronunciation, for ESL students (e.g., type in 'liaison' ). (Wikipedia's very interesting page!). (focus on British pronunciation; if American is different, gives both). (pronunciation in many foreign languages).
(NLS online guide to pronunciation of commercial names and acronyms that may be encountered when narrating print material for audio transcription - from The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped). (especially those tough foreign names you see in newspapers).
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(it's CLEH muh tis, not Cle MAH tis, for clematis). (the names of the ancient gods and goddesses - for English speakers).
(Net Ministries). To find pronunciation of words in foreign languages, do a search for, say, 'pronunciation in German'. (this particular link is to the top 10 words, including doge, draught, Naphtali, joie de vivre, charcuterie).
Some pronunciations, including marijuana, a little odd. ( Maeve Maddox, Daily Writing Tips). Here's #21: forte – English has two words spelled this way. One comes from Italian and the other from French. The Italian word, a musical term meaning “loud,” is pronounced with two syllables: /FOR-TAY/. The French word, an adjective meaning “strength” or “strong point,” is pronounced with one syllable: /FORT/. (usage as to ability/disability, age, appearance, color, ethnicity/nationality, gender/sexuality, health, and bias).
(Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism, Journalism Department, San Francisco State University) To help media professionals cover a complex, multicultural world with accuracy, authority, and sensitivity. (Karen Yin) In one place: style guides covering terminology for various communities and links to key articles debating usage. 'We study words so that they can become tools instead of unwitting weapons.' Sections focused on Ability + Disability; Age; Appearance; Ethnicity + Nationality; Gender, Sex + Sexuality; Health; Othering; and more. LGBTQ style and media guides. National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA).
(PDF, download free). GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBT acceptance. (a short guide, from Neutrois.com). (UCDavis, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Resource Center).
(a wiki). For a list of international gender-neutral pronouns, see the entry on. (Alex Kapitan Disabilities style and media guides. (online, free, National Center on Disability and Journalism, NCDJ) General, physical disability, visually impaired, hearing impaired, mental and cognitive disability/seizure disorders. See also and (information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S.
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division). (ADA National Network, Information, Guidance, and Training on the Americans with Disabilities ACT). (slideshow for presentation by Doug Ward and Val Alexander Renault, University of Kansas, for the American Copy Editors Society.) Language influences perception and attitudes. (based on a national survey of disability organizations).
(Research and Training Center on Independent Living, Kansas University), a two-column guide to 'do say' and 'don't say' alternatives-e.g., 'burn survivor' rather than 'burn victim'; 'has a learning disability' rather than 'slow learner,' 'has X' rather than 'suffers from X.' . (resources on disability and accessibility). Anya Weber (4-24-14, two-part series of her report on Community Inclusion, disability-related sessions at the annual convention of the American Copy Editors Society. Media guides on drug abuse, mental health, and suicide prevention. How to find what you need to know about drug abuse and addiction.
(TEAMup). (Suicide Prevention Resource Center, SPRC) Sensitive reporting can save lives. (PDF, TEAMup) Bias Busters: guides to cultural competence (series from Michigan State University School of Journalism).
(with ties to India). (co-sponsored by the Native American Journalists Association). More bias busters, from other sources. (Religion Newswriters Association, by journalists, for journalists). (Asian American Journalists Association). (International Longevity Center, Aging Services of California). (National Association of Black Journalists).
(for covering key issues with a racial lens, for reporting on specific racial and ethnic groups, and harmful racial discourse practices to avoid). (Arab Media, credited elsewhere to Detroit Free Press).