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Course Title:   Plain Language for Editors and Proofreaders

The aim of a copy editor or subeditor’s intervention in text is to make it more accessible, more ‘reader-friendly’. Without ‘dumbing down’ the written word, we often have to simplify the author’s words, and this course takes you through the many ways of achieving text that attracts and informs readers rather than intimidating or alienating them. These include converting passive to active voice, noun-forms to more direct verb-forms; converting continuous text to either lists or tables; replacing difficult, uncommon or jargon words with plain words, and writing shorter, tighter sentences.

Course Title 2 Plain Language for Editors and Proofreaders Classification Writing & Publishing -> Grammar Skills Course Requirements Price Notes

Course Information Location Western Cape - Cape Town Course Type Customised Start Dates Length of Course 1 days Final Registration Date

Contact Details Name McGillivray Linnegar Associates Phone +27 21 552 5240 Email infoeditandtrain.com