Kirk Perry @syntaxperry
Portland, OR Joined April 2019-
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Writing tip: "Many writers misplace the word 'only.' Place 'only' next to the word or phrase it modifies." —from Section 4.23 of the #APAStyle Publication Manual (7th ed.) #MisplacedModifier #AcademicWriting
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Nursing instructors: #APAStyle supports evidence-based practice and helps your students write with clarity, precision, and inclusion. Please join us at this free webinar: apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist… x.com/APA_Style/stat…
Nursing instructors: #APAStyle supports evidence-based practice and helps your students write with clarity, precision, and inclusion. Please join us at this free webinar: apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist… x.com/APA_Style/stat…
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New words just dropped.
My self-paced CMOS course for editors is now updated to CMOS 18. the-efa.org/product/proofr…
My new self-paced, video-based course titled Grammar Fundamentals is now available for purchase through the website of the Editorial Freelancers Association. The course will be operational on October 19, 2022. the-efa.org/product/gramma…
My CMOS course for proofreaders and copyeditors is now available year-round through the Editorial Freelancers Association: the-efa.org/product/proofr…
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We're celebrating #ValentinesDay with a flash sale! Now through February 14th, use promo code XOCMOS to get a sweet 50% off the print edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, Seventeenth Edition. Just $35 (regularly $70). bit.ly/3BdIFej @ChicagoManual
The next run of my self-paced CMOS course starts on 2/21/2022: the-efa.org/product/proofr…
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In creative writing, the “wrong” way is sometimes right (and vice versa). @SubvCopyEd Carol Saller pits good grammar against bad—this week in Fiction+ at CMOS Shop Talk. #ChicagoStyle #AmEditing #AmWriting cmosshoptalk.com/2021/03/09/how…
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When is a “nonissue” a “non-issue”? (Hint: It may depend on your audience.) Prefixes are “In the Spotlight” this week at CMOS Shop Talk. #ChicagoStyle #AmEditing #AmWriting cmosshoptalk.com/2021/03/16/pre…
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OED Word of the Day: jarg, adj. False, fabricated, or counterfeit; suspicious, misleading. Also: of poor quality, inferior, awful. oed.com/view/Entry/647…
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'Draught' is almost never found in American English, except in reference to one thing: beer. merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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For your long weekend. merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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New Book Alert! "The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language" by Peter Martin has been added to the ACES Book Corner. #bookalert #words #dictionary #language #editing ow.ly/40Tz50zxAar
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Research published in the latest issue of the SAA journal American Antiquity finds corn consumption began in Cahokia just before the city grew into a major metropolis. #archaeology ow.ly/5GGO50zNBFi
My #CMOS course at the #EFA is now open for registration: the-efa.org/product/proofr…
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