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Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The word is bestiality, not beastiality. Yes, it's a little unexpected (like the N-lessness of restaurateur), but who expected this word to show up in so many news stories?

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m not sure why, but I get such joy out of saying “autumnal equinox.”

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Jonathon Owen @arrantpedantry.com · 22/09/2026

Editing tip: The form you want is "each other's," not "each others'." Sometimes people get tripped up because it feels plural. But the reflexive form is always "each other" (not "each others"), so the possessive form just adds "'s" like a regular noun. #AmEditing

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hold on! There are more free virtual #AmEditing events for you: ✏ Scholarly Editing in the Humanities Happy Hour (Member Only), 10/14, 5 pm Pacific 📌 Reedsy Colleagues Connection (Member Only), 10/15, 4 pm Pacific 📒 Editing with Disability/Chronic Illness/Neurodivergence, 10/19, 2 pm Pacific

Open laptop with 17 people on a Zoom call with four speech bubbles coming out of the screen. Text: @EdsGuild Virtual Events. Regular monthly events with specialty topics for all types of editorial professionals! Free to attend! Most events open to all editors, Guild member or not! Register for your favorites at edsguild.org/meetings-events. Northwest Editors Guild.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Take your pick of our freshest virtual and in-person editing events! All free to attend, most open to all editors, Guild member or not. Registration required. 👶 New Parent Editors Meetup (Member Only), 9/24, 2 pm Pacific 🤖 Technical Editing Meetup, 9/24, 4:30 pm Pacific #GiantPencilFanClub

Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and sunglasses posing against an apple tree full of ripe apples growing against a wooden fence. Text: @EdsGuild #GiantPencilFanClub

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Whether you have a project to edit that uses APA Style and you need a crash-course to learn, or you've used APA for years and want to make sure your skills are current, be sure to check out these handy videos from @apastyle.bsky.social!

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey, editor friends 👋🏻 Whether you're at #ACESVCon26 or #NotAtACES, you're going to want to follow @carolinavonkampen.com's live posting of the conference. Carolina is so good at processing information and sharing it in digestible chunks. #AmEditing #VCon26 #ACESVCon #editing

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"AI can never give a writer empathy." -Kory Stamper I feel this in my bones. From being a copyeditor for almost a decade, I can sense what a writer is trying to accomplish, what they are worried about, what they feel nervous about. #ACESVCON26 #VCON26

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James Harbeck @sesquiotic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Editing is about much more than just grammar and punctuation. The real value the human insight of editing brings is in how well content is organized and how engaging, understandable, and usable it is for its audience. A new study from @acesediting.bsky.social shows: aceseditors.org/about-aces/v...

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Value of Editing Research

Value of Editing Research Home » About ACES » Value of Editing Research See the impact of better editing The ACES Value of Editing Report examines how different levels of editing shape the reader expe...

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Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com · 16/09/2026

I’m attending the ACES #VCON26 virtual #editing conference this week, so I thought I’d share some of the sessions I’m looking forward to attending. 👀 Stay tuned for live posts from some of these sessions! carolinavonkampen.com/aces-vcon26-... #amediting #edibuddies #freelanceeditor

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ACES VCON26 Sessions I’m Looking Forward To Attending

Read about the ACES VCON26 sessions I'm looking forward to attending (editing checklists, AI policies, developmental editing, and more)!

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Sam Corbin @samcorbin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I was so very thrilled to chat with @lynneguist.bsky.social for today’s newsletter about Spelling Bee’s blatant rejection of LABOUR day to all who observe static.nytimes.com/email-conten...

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Gameplay: The Road Less Travel(l)ed

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

When we stop by a bookstore I tell my wife I’m going to go check on friends. Today it was fun to find @madamgrammar.bsky.social among a bunch of @merriam-webster.com titles.

A copy of the perfect English Grammar Workbook, in turquoise with the first four words in white and the last in yellow, and with the name, McLlendon, stands among a slew of dictionaries, mostly Merriam-Webster titles, but also some Oxfords.

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James Harbeck @sesquiotic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’ve lived in Ontario for nearly 30 years. I’ve woken up every morning with a view of Lake Ontario for 18 years. But somehow I’ve neglected to taste the word Ontario until now. 1/37

Late day sun peeking through the clouds as seen from Hanlan's Point beach, looking across Humber Bay of Lake Ontario

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lesliejyerman @msljy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

From @sulliview.bsky.social "What’s happened here should be seen for what it is — straight-up government censorship, the very kind that’s forbidden by the First Amendment. It should also be seen as part of Trump’s... margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/fearful-an...

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Fearful and desperate, Trump is escalating his war on truth

Firing journalists at Stars and Stripes, hiring Pentagon ‘influencers,’ threatening NBC’s Kristen Welker, and barring reporters from G20 coverage — all part of the plan

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Lynne Murphy @lynneguist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Is 'oblong' the new 'frown'? Does it sneakily have different meanings in US and UK? New blog post! with thanks to @benzimmer.bsky.social and @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2026/09/oblo...

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oblong (and a bit about ovals)

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 29/07/2026

enjoying imagining the discussion among editors in which they determined if this ought to be pluralized as Spider-Mans, Spider-Men, or Spiders-Man

The former World Liberty adviser said the scenario reminded him of the meme in which two Spider-Mans point at each other.

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That Word Chat @thatwordchat.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Madeline Kripke kept 20,000 volumes in a Manhattan apartment: dictionaries, shoe store giveaways, and a king's copy of a 17th-century word book. #ThatWordChat guest Michael Adams talks about her collection and what is still being found inside. Watch: bit.ly/ThatWordVideo #Dictionaries #WordNerds

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

If you reduce a cost by 100% it’s free. More than that? No idea what this means.

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That Word Chat @thatwordchat.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

On June 2, #ThatWordChat welcomes Michael Adams — lexicographer and curator of "The Whole World in a Book." We’ll discuss the extraordinary Madeline Kripke collection — more than 20,000 dictionaries and language books gathered over a lifetime. Sign up: ThatWordChat.com #Lexicography #Linguistics

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/05/2026

A 'cache' is a group of things that are hidden, and is pronounced like "cash." 'Cachet' can mean "prestige," "medicine to be swallowed," or "an official seal," and is pronounced "cash-ay."

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I don't often, but I just changed a "like" to a "such as," because clarity. #amediting

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Lane Greene @lanegreene.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I'll be on @thatwordchat.bsky.social tonight to talk to Mark about my language journalism, our Economist language videos, being a style chief and else whatever he (and you!) want to ask. See you there I hope—430pm EDT.

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That Word Chat @thatwordchat.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Language writer and style chief @lanegreene.bsky.social joins #ThatWordChat on April 28! We'll dive into his work at #TheEconomist and his video series on the fascinating side of language. Grab your virtual seat: ThatWordChat.com #Language #Linguistics #Writing

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

“Someone asks, When will these changes take effect? … about four minutes.” — Colleen Newvine, AP Stylebook product manager. #ACES2026

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Dave Nelsen @thegrammargeek.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

AP style: Following the change from "health care" to "healthcare," AP now recommends "daycare" and "childcare." #ACES2026

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This is mindblowing. I need some selfcare after this. #ACES2026

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Heddwen Newton - English & Dutch @heddwen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

It's World English Day! A good moment to highlight that English isn't the same all over the world. Here are my favourite differences between British and American English that can actually lead to miscommunications, with full credit to @lynneguist.bsky.social who is the leading authority here!

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Lynne Murphy @lynneguist.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I've just been asked (by a BrE speaker who distinguishes 'biennial' and 'biannual') whether 'semi-annual' is an AmE solution to that particular annoyance of English. And the answer is 'yes'

Corpus of Global Web-Based English shows about 5 times as much semi-annual in US as in GB English. Americans fairly split on whether it has a hyphen. Canadians really want that hyphen.

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APA Style @apastyle.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Are you attending #ACES2026? Don't miss our #APAStyle session! What's New in APA Style? 2026 Copyediting FAQs Update: AI and Beyond 🕙 April 23, 10:00 a.m. 📍 Chastain D&E, 6th floor #aceseditors #APA7 @acesediting.bsky.social

ACES 2026 Atlanta
Thursday April 23, 2026 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
"What's New in APA Style? 2026 Copyediting FAQs Update: AI and Beyond"
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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I thought the "hopefully" debate was over. I was wrong. Sentences like "Hopefully, he'll pass the test" became trendy in the 1960s, and trendy uses annoy people. The AP allows it, but Bryan Garner calls it a "skunked term." Check out the podcast for more! Listen: is.gd/hIdwA3

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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

PHILLY: I have two local signings on Saturday, April 25, for Indie Bookstore Day! HADDONFIELD, NJ, Inkwood Books, 11am-noon. Lots of cool giveaways! (inkwoodnj.com) MEDIA, PA, Main Point Books, 2-3pm. Local author extravaganza! (mainpointbooks.com) Love your local bookstore, go Flyers!

Inkwood Books, Haddonfield, NJ, IBD flier:
April 25, 10am to 8pm
11am to 12pm book signing with Kory Stamper [HI, IT'S ME, I'M HERE!]
ALL DAY
Enter to win a giant stack of books
Spend $75 to get a from IBSD tote bag
Fine the golden ticket for 12 free audiobooks from Libro.fm
Raffle tickets and ARCs with every purchase
Special Inciardi prints in the vending machine [these are very cool]
Exclusive IBSD items, bookish templrary tattoes, snacks & treats, and more free stuff! (All prizes, totes, and stuff while supplies last)
10am to 6pm: make buttons with singularity press/spin the wheel to win a prize
6pm to 8pm Indie Bookstore Day After Hours
Live music with Jess & Falc
Dirty Shirleys & savory snacks

Main Point Books, Indie Bookstore Day flyer:
Author Appearances at Main Point Book
10am: Erin Entrada Kelly--The Second Life of Snap
10am: Candaca Spizzirri--A Moose in Chartreuse
11am: Matt Phelan--Bartleby
11am: Kyle BEckett--Pizzasaurus
12pm: Nichole Michels--The Giant Orange What-The-What!?
12pm: Jo Piazza--Everyone Is Lying To You
1pm: Alli Hoff Kosik--Too Blessed to Stress
1pm: Lori Litchman--Pennsylvania Day Trips
2pm: Kory Stamper--True Color [THAT'S ME]
2pm: Lee Kelly--My Fair Frauds
3pm: Nancy Schwartz--The Main Line Mutt
3pm: Joseph Natalicchio--Baseball's Most Outrageous Promotions
4pm: Richard McKnight--Light Many Fires
4pm: Skylar Sokolowski--Baking Simplified

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Just changed an "over" to "more than" for clarity: "The outage lasted more than 15 hours."

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"Archaic" means old and out of fashion. "Anachronistic" is something inappropriate for the time period. "Arcane" means understood by few. These are etymologically unrelated.

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Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

struck by lightening -> struck by lightning #spellcheckcantsaveyou

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Jesse Sheidlower @jessesword.com · 07/04/2026

Unusually important antedating o'the day for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "time-travel" v., from 1933 to 1928. (OED has 1937.) (Also cleaned up the rest of the entry.) sfdictionary.com/view/486/tim...

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Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction: time travel

Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

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The Chicago Manual of Style @chicagomanual.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Q. Should “ill” plus a verb be hyphenated? Q. How are titles of books treated in Spanish text? Q. What is the rule on hyphenating multiple colors? We answer these and other questions about Chicago style in the April Q&A at CMOS Online. cmos.style/QandA

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That Word Chat @thatwordchat.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Missed the live show? Catch up on our chat with Kory Stamper, where we explored color names, color science, remembering forgotten contributors, and her latest book, "True Color." Watch here: bit.ly/ThatWordVideo #ThatWordChat

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 08/04/2026

Wake up, kids We got the dreamers disease. ‘Radical’ comes from a Latin word meaning "root." Because roots are the deepest part of a plant, ‘radical’ came to describe things understood as fundamental or essential. ‘Radical change’ was a change at the root of a system.

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Peter Sokolowski @petersokolowski.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Honest question: are there words that you need to look up every time you encounter them? Words that are at once familiar (you've seen before) but out-of-focus (they send you to the dictionary)? I bet all of us have one or two like this. For me one such word is 'militate.' What are yours?

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John Kelly @mashedradish.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A MARE, pronounced like MAR-ey, is a large, level, basaltic plain on the surface of the moon. It appears dark to the naked eyes. This MARE comes from the Latin for SEA—because these plains were once thought to be seas, a notion going back to antiquity. The plural, true to the Latin, is MARIA.

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

"Assent" is agreement; "ascent" is climbing higher. Think "sc"aling a mountain for "ascent." "Ascend" comes from the older "descend," literally "climb down." (Photo by Mark Allen of a recent ascent up a street on the south side of the Arno River in Florence, Italy.)

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I see no use for a hyphen in "in depth" at the end of a senctence: The subject of an in-depth article was interviewed in depth. AP Stylebook, Merriam-Webster, and American Heritage are silent, but Oxford's dictionaries enter the older, unhyphenated version. Recent usage trends toward hyphenation.

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Some time at the office today.

A photograph of the Florentine Duomo against a blue sky in the background of an open library patio, with, on a table, a laptop with an #amediting sticker on it. A mouse, mouse pad, and green water bottle are near.

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EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Our Airbnb host has me feeling at home. Perfetto.

Two shelves on a bookshelf with a collection of Italian dictionaries and etymology books.

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