Gerri Berendzen

@gerrrib

Editorial adviser, at KU. Former and news editor. I moderate . Remember: Everyone needs an editor.

Lawrence, KS
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  1. 6 hours ago

    Yes. Great today. Thanks to the guests and everyone else who made it so educational.

    Thanks for a great chat, , , , ! This hour went so fast! I bet your will be amazing!
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  2. 6 hours ago

    I tried to type “themself” three times and autocorrect kept changing it. So I see the deck is stacked against me.

    Replying to @KaitlynJakola @JeremyDBond and 4 others
    We <3 "they"! (We've even tried out "themself," something is semi-passionate about.)
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  3. 6 hours ago

    I asked someone at the ACES conference last year why not just use “themself” and while that person said “no way” they really didn’t have a good reason why .

    Replying to @KaitlynJakola @JeremyDBond and 4 others
    We <3 "they"! (We've even tried out "themself," something is semi-passionate about.)
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  4. 6 hours ago

    This.

    Replying to @megan_stolz @dw_toy and 2 others
    Linking to resources can be a really easy way to do it, too.
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    7 hours ago
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    One of the assumptions we make is assuming the existence of unified communities, such as the "disability community"--which does not agree on language. Why you're better off asking for personal preference.

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  6. 7 hours ago

    So this is as much an issue for the writer as for the editor. The writer needs to know to ask (And ask in a respectful way.).

    Replying to @gerrrib
    Yeah, you really can’t satisfy everybody. Around here, we tend to use stripped-down language (as close to "neutral" as possible, but an informed neutrality) when we don’t know how someone would describe their own situation. But if we know, we use their words.
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  7. 7 hours ago

    That’s interesting, because I think groups like the American Cancer Society push cancer survivor. As one, I’m ambivalent. But my students ask last week when talking about preferred terms how you can satisfy everyone.

    Replying to @Dottyeyes @ali_killian and 3 others
    I see writers refer to people who lived with or are living with cancer as "cancer survivors," which we try to avoid when editing because that's not how all people with cancer want to be defined — but some self-identify that way, and that's OK too!
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  8. 7 hours ago

    Yes. Keep the style guide links coming!

    Replying to @KaitlynJakola @EL___editor and 5 others
    I love seeing other style guides!
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  9. 7 hours ago

    You probably also need to make sure your high level leadership knows that the message can be influenced through editing!

    Replying to @KaitlynJakola @megan_stolz @gerrrib
    I would say it’s worth a high-level discussion with an organization’s leadership, to go over what the best approach is to influencing the message through editing.
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    7 hours ago
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    It depends on who you’re editing for and what the organization’s mission is. For us, there’s a strong moral/ethical mission alongside the journalistic one (covering marginalized peoples, etc.), so it makes sense for the copy desk to push representative language.

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  11. 7 hours ago

    This is something I tell my editing students all the time. There are times to break rules (or I really say guidelines), and it’s an editors job to know when that is.

    Replying to @gerrrib
    There is room for both, and they should definitely coexist! You have to know your audience — which is a copy editor’s specialty. Having rules is just as important as breaking them on occasion, for a purpose.
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    7 hours ago
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    There is room for both, and they should definitely coexist! You have to know your audience — which is a copy editor’s specialty. Having rules is just as important as breaking them on occasion, for a purpose.

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  13. 7 hours ago

    Do you advocate one style over the other or do you think there’s a place for both depending on the audience and content?

    Replying to @ali_killian @copyeditors and 3 others
    A1 Neutral language aims for consistency across different situations, such as repeating someone's last name instead of using a nontraditional pronoun that's not in the style guide. Neutral language is more set in stone, while representative language is more malleable.
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  14. 7 hours ago

    Join right now to talk about creating a culture of conscious editing.

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  15. Mar 31

    Not the outcome I was hoping for.

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    Mar 30

    Feature: Lagerald Vick had the slump of the season, but one man gave him exactly what he needed. Vick’s transition from benched to the X factor:

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    Mar 30

    Photos from ’s open practice this afternoon inside the Alamodome. Full photo gallery:

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    Mar 30

    THIS is for an open practice. Bravo fans.

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    Mar 30

    Never change, . Never change. – at The Dallas Morning News

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    Mar 30

    Check it out!

    🚨Special section alert!🚨 Pick up today's UDK for Final Four coverage!
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