FYI the official term for space missions with people on them is âcrewedâ, not âmanned.â The term âmanned spaceflightâ has been outmoded for decades and NASAâs style guide has used âcrewedâ or âhumanâ spaceflight (as opposed to âroboticâ) since at least 2006. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
âMannedâ spaceflight doesnât make sense anymore.
I was not expecting this footnote in the new Chicago Manual of Style. Thank you, editors of #CMOS18#ConsciousLanguage [Original post on mstdn.social]
Friends, I was not expecting this footnote. Thank you, editors of #CMOS18#ConsciousLanguage. "5.255: Making Conscious ChoicesâŚHere we draw on the term 'conscious language' as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website." â¤ď¸
#ICYMI#ConsciousLanguage Newsletter includes: ⢠Why We Shouldnât Call Trump a âCriminalâ ⢠Stop Saying âConservativeâ When You Mean Fascist ⢠Words Such as Racist Slurs Can Literally HurtâHereâs the Science â Read and subscribe [âŚ]
The Northwest Editors Guild's July 8 online meeting will provide an introduction to disability, disability justice, and disability-conscious language. I'll be emceeing. Nothing about us, without us! #DisabilityPrideMonth#ConsciousLanguage@edsguild.bsky.socialwww.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...
The Northwest Editors Guild hosts bimonthly member meetings with expert presentations on topics related to the editing of the written word, as well as informal coffee and happy hours, regional or su...
Anic wants us to use AO and other tools to give us the time to edit around #consciouslanguage#plainlanguage#editors24
Rhonda Kronyk asks whether our editing work will be financially viable in coming years. The work is becoming more demanding, esp. around #consciouslanguage#editors24
New-to-me chart of alternatives to violent language like "blown away" or "moving target": elizabethgrim.com/adopting-inc...#ConsciousLanguage resources every day!
This 2-part post will share my experiences adopting more inclusive and non-violent language into my work. Part 1 will discuss inclusive and strengths-based language while Part 2 (this one) will discus...
Itâs a special kind of happy to get new books in the mail youâre excited to read. 𼰠#AmReading#BookThreads#ConsciousLanguage#Marketing