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The Meme Hustler | Evgeny Morozov | The Baffler

Tim O’Reilly’s crazy talk Evgeny Morozov [from The Baffler No. 22]
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Linguistic support for revising and editing - Zurich Open Repository and Archive

Permanent URL to this publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-6542 Revising and editing are important parts of the writing process. In fact, multiple revision and editing cycles are crucial for the production of high-quality texts. However, revising and editing are also tedious and error-prone, since changes may introduce new errors.
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Morpheme(s) of the Year

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http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic12105.html Hi, where do you see the difference between "take a decision" and "make a decision"?

"take a decision" vs. "make a decision"

http://amaediting.blogspot.com/2008/08/payer-vs-payor.html The unfortunate soul who does the paying, what do we call him: payer or payor ? Naturally, both spellings are being used, and fairly regularly, so if you're editing and haven't been asked this question before, it's coming. Google:

Payer vs Payor

One of the ways in which American English and British English differ is in spelling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences#Doubled_consonants

American and British English spelling differences

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Spelling This is the Manual of Style (spelling) guideline page, a handy reference for editors. Please note : If you are not familiar with a spelling, please do some research before changing it – it may be your misunderstanding rather than a mistake, especially in the case of American and British English spelling differences and Long and short scales .

Manual of Style/Spelling

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Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map.

Welcome to the Visual Thesaurus, an interactive tool that allows you to discover the connections between words in a visually captivating display. Word maps let you search for just the right word and then explore related concepts, revealing the way words and meanings relate to each other. It's a word-lover's delight, with more than 145,000 words and 115,000 meanings organized in an innovative and intuitive design.