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Tricky Grammar for Editors
Course Dates and Time
Watch for new dates to be announced
Cost
$180
Class Limit
20
Instructor
Elizabeth Asborno
Course Description
Sure, we’re professional editors—but we still encounter tricky points of mechanics that we have to look up every time, such as restrictive versus nonrestrictive modifiers, parallel structure, and an ever-changing pronoun landscape. This online class emphasizes participation and interaction, with worksheets, handouts, discussion, and an opportunity to suggest topics you want to examine more closely. Our time together will generate ideas for remembering rules and guidelines, which will make us sharper editors and perhaps even save us some precious time.
Bonus: Networking! The instructor will keep the Zoom room open for about 15 minutes after each meeting for optional shoptalk among colleagues.
Praise from a former student:
It was an excellent workshop. Liz is knowledgeable and accessible. She answered questions, of course, and if she didn’t know an answer (which was rare), she would do follow-up research.
–Webinar participant, March 2021
Instructor Bio
Elizabeth (Liz) Asborno has worked in publishing for more than 30 years as a copyeditor, proofreader, layout artist, graphic designer, typographer, production manager, art director, and print buyer. She copyedits in many genres, including fiction and nonfiction books, journal articles, and educational materials. Liz is an instructor for UC Berkeley Extension’s Professional Sequence in Editing, and she volunteers with the San Jose Public Library’s Partners in Reading program, tutoring adult learners in reading and writing.
Recommended Texts
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press), print or online version.
Patricia T. O’Conner, Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English, 4th ed. (Riverhead Books, 2019).
Courses Currently Offered:
Fair Use: What Every Editor Should Know
The Art of Creating a Style Sheet
Introduction to Copyediting
