Tag: Vol 13 No 1

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Co-Managers’ Corner

Lori Meyer

Technical Editing SIG Named STC Community of Excellence

We have some great news: The Technical Editing SIG has been named an STC Community of Excellence for the year 2012! The Community Achievement Award (CAA) evaluation team recognized us “For increasing your membership by offering the innovative watercooler chat sessions, a growing scholarship program, and providing editing resources and leadership, all of which strengthen your focus on quality and add value for members.” Our SIG, along with other CAA award recipients, will receive an award certificate at the Summit 2013 Leadership Day.

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The Technical Stylist Discusses Troubling Irregularities

Kathy Underwood

Which of the following usages are correct according to Edited American English? (Answers are at the end of this article.)

1a The company forecasted a 20% increase in earnings for the fiscal year.
1b The company forecast a 20% increase in earnings for the fiscal year.

2a Last night, meteorologist Greg Fishel forecasted a major storm for this weekend.
2b Last night, meteorologist Greg Fishel forecast a major storm for this weekend.

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Let Go of the Words?

Michelle Corbin

As technical editors, we love words. We love making sure that each word communicates clearly. If you hear that someone is an editor, you immediately think of grammar and syntax and word usage. But, as technical editors, the time has come (really, it came a while ago, but the saying goes, “the time has come”) for us to let go of a singular focus on the words. As technical editors, we must edit so much more than just the words—words on the paper or words on the screen, words in a PDF or words in a help file, words in a user interface or in a message. We have to look beyond the words.

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