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A New Course Is Born
This New Year has made one of my dreams come true. It also offers you an opportunity to realize your own. Why wait?
Find and Replace Like a Pro Using Wild Cards in MS Word
I conducted an online session on using wild cards in MS Word. In this 2-hour-long session, I introduced the various wild card characters by actually using them in some editing-life situations. I am really glad and excited that the session was very well received, and here are some of the comments from the participants.
Have you tried our sample copyediting lesson yet?
Last week our first ever copyediting course was launched, specifically aimed at those who aspire to become a language editor in India. I am excited more about the features we have built into the...
A mind map for subject–verb agreement
There has been a lot of activity since the announcement about our first course, Essentials of Language Editing, was made. It is encouraging and exciting to see that a good number of editors and...
Using a Copyediting Style Sheet
Watch and learn about style sheets and how they can make you an editor extraordinaire. Download a style sheet template that you can use for your editing work.
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The Making of an Editor
When our professor stopped his class to read out a circular about a campus selection programme, I didn’t realise that it was going to change the contours of my life.
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Dead Giveaways That an Author Is Indian
India is largely seen as a non-native-English-speaking nation, but the country has a significantly large population of English speakers owing to its British colonial history.
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Feedback: Giving Gracefully and Receiving Gratefully
She was somewhere in the middle of the thick woods. Alone. Directionless. Not sure about where to head, she panicked and started walking
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A Valentine’s Day and an Antecedent Accident
To say it was a Valentine’s day is being redundant. It was when many of my colleagues and I were in our early and mid-20s, which made that V-day all the more special.
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