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The heart of New Hart’s Rules

The heart of New Hart’s Rules

by Anna171 | Dec 14, 2021 | Books, Editing and proofreading, History, PEGblog

It was 9 October 1916 and a few months into the third year of the First World War. Horace Hart, the visionary who saw the necessity of penning down the style rules for the English language, had taken his own life.

Professionalism is rooted in skill and knowledge

Professionalism is rooted in skill and knowledge

by Anna171 | Dec 7, 2021 | Editing and proofreading, PEGblog

This question may have an obvious answer but when you look a little deeper into our profession, you’ll find many of us without formal training as copy editors and proofreaders.

How to use colons and semicolons

How to use colons and semicolons

by Anneke Brand | Nov 30, 2021 | Editing and proofreading, Grammar, PEGblog

Ever wonder how to use colons and semicolons? In this edition of PEGblog, Lyn Aecer attempts to win over some editors to the use of these marks while they improve texts.

What does it mean to be a professional editor?

What does it mean to be a professional editor?

by Anneke Brand | Nov 23, 2021 | Business, PEGblog

To kick off our blog, editor and writing consultant Alexis Grewan tells us what it means to be a professional editor in a four-part series of posts.

Welcome to PEGblog!

by clientadmin | Aug 30, 2021 | PEGblog

PEG is proud and pleased to announce the launch of PEGblog. We hope that you will visit us often to read the latest posts and to interact with PEG and its members.

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