Great article on the importance of spelling in this age of anything goes:
https://www.wired.com/2012/01/st_essay_autocorrect_rebuttal/
Category: Communications
New Dictionary of Canadianisms — who knew?! – The Globe and Mail @ptboeditors #copyediting
“Marshall McLuhan once said Canada is the world’s only country that knows how to live without an identity. What more is needed to bind us together than a dictionary with a 4,833-word entry for “eh” and an account of the profound nationalist meaning of “all-dressed” in both official languages?”
Source: Dictionary of Canadianisms is ‘tabled’ and ‘all-dressed’ – The Globe and Mail
The New York Public Library has just uploaded 20,000 images for free use #ptboeditors #graphics
Here’s some good news for writers and artists who use images in their work:
“We are proud to announce that out-of-copyright materials in NYPL Digital Collections are now available as high-resolution downloads. No permission required, no hoops to jump through: just go forth and reuse!”
Source: Free for All: NYPL Enhances Public Domain Collections For Sharing and Reuse | The New York Public Library
25 maps that explain the English language #copyediting #infographics
Well, fellow language geeks, this is really interesting stuff! Don’t click unless you have some spare time to explore all these infographics explaining the evolution of English.
10 Rules of Writing: Elmore Leonard #writing #publishing
Thriller writer Elmore Leonard died this past week, and several news outlets have been highlighting his famous “10 Rules of Good Writing” — here is a link to his original NYT article, rather than just someone’s reiteration of his rules!
Personal Branding: 5 Illusions #business #freelancing
We all do it, make an effort to brand ourselves. Sometimes effectively, other times not so. I know with my own correspondence, blog, and web presence, I’ve made a conscious attempt to convey an identity that communicates something about both my skills and my personality. Here’s an interesting article that addresses this topic well:
The “Giddy Euphoric Bliss” of Words
A lovely visual rant on language and words by Brit Stephen Fry, accompanied by a very cool “kinetic typography.” Be sure to watch until the end!
Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography – Language – YouTube.
The world needs copyeditors!!
Cool! iPhone Features and Shortcuts
Addicted to your iPhone? Me too. Here is a post giving some great hints and tips — I knew some of these, but most are surprising:
How to put words into a shape using MS Word
Ever wanted to print a quote or other words in a beautiful font and shape? Here is a neat tutorial, found on Pinterest:
More Than Words Communications 