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The heart of New Hart’s Rules

The heart of New Hart’s Rules

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

Who is at the heart of the New Hart's Rules? Helena Opperman tells us his story. His gloves were neatly folded on the shore; his body was found floating in Youlbury Lake near Oxford. It was 9 October 1916 and a few months into the third year of the First World War....

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Professionalism is rooted in skill and knowledge

Professionalism is rooted in skill and knowledge

Dec 7, 2021 | Editing and proofreading, PEGblog

Part two of a four-part series on professionalism. The first post in this series defined professionalism and identified three criteria of being professional. This post discusses the first criterion - specific knowledge and skill - within the context of PEG's Code of...

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How to use colons and semicolons

How to use colons and semicolons

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. This article appeared under the heading Colons and semicolons: More honoured in the breach than...

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What does it mean to be a professional editor?

What does it mean to be a professional editor?

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. Part one of a four-part series on professionalism. As editors, we like to think of ourselves as professionals, maybe...

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Welcome to PEGblog!

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. Who are we? PEG has a subcommittee for PEGblog. In alphabetical order: Anna Herrington: PEG marketing...

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