About Me
With a BA and an MA in English, Erin has been an editing professional for over 15 years and is sought after for her expertise in language mechanics. She works on a variety of media in all levels of editing and has experience teaching editing and coaching writers.
You can find Erin's work on The Writing Resource, Copyediting.com, Examiner, and Visual Thesaurus.
You can find Erin's work on The Writing Resource, Copyediting.com, Examiner, and Visual Thesaurus.
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Favorite Quote:
"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"
- T. S. Elliot
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Ben Zimmer on How Technology is Shaping Language
October 8, 2013
- 2 Comments
On Slate, Lexicon Valley Launches a New Language Blog
September 10, 2013
Books:
Macaulay's Plain-Spoken History
May 26, 2016
A Descriptive Prescriber's Useful Usage Guide
April 26, 2016
- 6 Comments
Dictionaries:
Fractious Compounds: How Should Dictionaries Treat Words Like "Heart-Shaped"?
April 1, 2016
- 5 Comments
Wedding Bells are Knitting Together That Old Gang of Mine
June 1, 2015
- 5 Comments
Grammar:
How Do Phrasal Verbs "Pencil Out"?
December 1, 2015
- 9 Comments
Language:
Linguistics:
When the Wrong Word Just Sounds Better
November 9, 2015
- 6 Comments
Minds, Bodies, and Verbs
September 1, 2015
- 11 Comments
Self-publishing:
The March of the E-Books
March 25, 2013
- 15 Comments
Self-Publish Your Writing!
November 28, 2011
- 4 Comments
Usage:
From Being In a Pickle to Hitting a Can of Corn
June 3, 2016
- 5 Comments
Vocabulary:
The Year in Words 2015: One Pronoun to Rule Them All?
December 23, 2015
- 2 Comments
Word Origins:
For Presidents' Day: Where Did "President" Come From Anyway?
February 15, 2016
- 4 Comments
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