Posts Categorized: ACES conference

Just a little guidance: 10 years of blogging about grammar, usage, and copy editing

Posted March 22nd, 2015 by Pam Nelson & filed under ACES conference, Copy Editing, Grammar, Grammar Guides, Quizzes, Style, Usage.

“But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh, lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.” —Nina Simone* Facebook… Read more »

We have standards and we enforce them

Posted November 19th, 2014 by Pam Nelson & filed under ACES conference, Careers in copy editing, Copy Editing, Fact checking, Journalism, Newspapers, Taste and Standards.

Being a copy editor is like working for the Standards and Practices department of a broadcast network. We know the… Read more »

Want to play “Geeks’ Revenge” at ACES 2014?

Posted March 10th, 2014 by Pam Nelson & filed under ACES conference, Copy Editing, Grammar, Usage.

I’ve come up with a new version of a grammar/usage game that I’ve played with newspaper interns and others over… Read more »

Pronouns: “They” is too much with us

Posted June 10th, 2012 by Pam Nelson & filed under ACES conference, Copy Editing, Newspapers, pronouns and antecedents, Style, Usage.

I am almost ready to come around on the view that “they,” “them” and “their” are acceptable after a singular… Read more »

ACES 2012: Editing at a hub

Posted April 13th, 2012 by Pam Nelson & filed under ACES conference, Copy Editing, Journalism, Uncategorized.

I’ll be part of a panel discussion on editing at hubs at the national ACES conference this afternoon (4-13-2012). Here… Read more »

I am still a copy editor

Posted March 17th, 2012 by Pam Nelson & filed under ACES conference, Copy Editing, Journalism.

Please excuse me for writing about myself again. I will start a new job April 2. I am leaving the… Read more »