Overview

This entry lists English Language Resources. By "resources" we mean articles or blogs featuring information relevant to our target English translation/editing work.

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English Language blogs and websites

Specific English Language articles

Steven Pinker's 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes)

"You shudder at a split infinitive, know when to use 'that' or 'which' and would never confuse 'less' with 'fewer' – but are these rules always right, elegant or sensible, asks linguist Steven Pinker..."

[http://www.sfep.org.uk/pub/faqs/fedit.asp#q4 The Society for copyeditors and proofreaders on copyediting

Great little article from the Society for copyeditors and proofreaders FAQ section describing what copyeditors do. (And what they don't do)