The singular they is quickly gaining acceptance as a gender-neutral pronoun, and that’s a victory for equality. It can, however, lead to some sticky usage questions. I took on the question of subject-verb agreement over at Copyediting.com.
During the American Copy Editors Society (ACES) conference last weekend, I had the great pleasure of meeting Emmy Favilla, copy chief at Buzzfeed. I’m a big fan of the smart, comprehensive, and very inclusive Buzzfeed style guide, so it was a treat to speak with […]
What Editors Need to Know about the Transgender Community
by Sarah Grey
Originally published in The Freelancer (May 2014).
Language change can be slow, but in times of great social change, it often gets a little help. In the past fifty years, a variety of oppressed groups have advocated for linguistic […]
I’m doing a Twitter chat on inclusive language and politically sensitive terminology today at 4 PM Eastern. My handle is @GreyEditing, and you can follow along at the hashtag #ACESchat. I’ll post a Storify link after the chat is over.
The following resources are intended to help editors who want to learn […]
It’s a busy week here at Grey Editing; I’m hard at work on a couple of very interesting book projects, tending to several business clients, and preparing to speak to a group of real estate agents on Thursday on the topic of Writing Your Brand. More on that soon! For now, though, here’s a talk […]