#consciouslanguage — Public Fediverse posts

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Heard #editors mention #ConsciousLanguage? If the #terminology is unfamiliar, this interview will help you: https://objectivejournalism.org/2023/02/karen-yin/

Want to improve #accuracy and support #equity? Take a look at @karenyin's Conscious Style Guide: https://consciousstyleguide.com/

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A subtle yet powerful shift in perception becomes viable when we stop referring to these tools broadly as “AI” and start calling them what they truly are—Large Language Models (LLMs).

“AI” can trigger anxiety, competition, or a sense of threat. “LLM,” being neutral, descriptive, and precise, invites curiosity, collaboration, and a friendlier relationship with the human mind.

Small reframings often lead to big shifts.

#LLM #AI #ConsciousLanguage #Insight

How and when should a copyeditor address potentially harmful language in fiction? Join our Feb. 13 webinar with Amy J. Schneider to learn how to spot bias in action and dialogue, approach representation of culture and religion, query #ConsciousLanguage issues and more. Sign up now: https://webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/conscious-language-and-copyediting-fiction/

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I was not expecting this footnote in the new Chicago Manual of Style. Thank you, editors of #CMOS18, for modeling #ConsciousLanguage.

"5.255: Making Conscious Choices…Here we draw on the term 'conscious language' as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website." ❤️

#AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #StyleGuide #StyleGuides #Copyediting #ConsciousStyle

Hi, #ReadingCommunity! If you liked The #ConsciousStyleGuide, please consider reviewing it. Reviews help others discover my book and can raise its visibility on these platforms. A review can be a few lines—an impression, a takeaway, how it is useful, who should read it.

Boosts are greatly appreciated. Xie xie! 📚

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#WritingCommunity #StyleGuide #ConsciousLanguage #Inclusion

#ICYMI: The July edition of The #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter includes:
• Why We Shouldn’t Call Trump a “Criminal”
• Stop Saying “Conservative” When You Mean Fascist
• Words Such as Racist Slurs Can Literally Hurt—Here’s the Science

✅ Read and subscribe: https://mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p/conscious-language-newsletter-july-2024

#AmEditing #Copyediting #Copyeditors #WritingCommunity #ConsciousStyleGuide #ConsciousStyle #InclusiveLanguage #ConsciousLanguage #Newsletter

What a wonderful review, by @ecbrenner, of @karenyin's new book, The Conscious Style Guide! https://tinyurl.com/2aenpun8 #AmEditing #StyleGuide #ConsciousLanguage #editors #writers

Those #editors wanting to learn even more about #ConsciousLanguage may want to join the Facebook group Conscious Language + Design: https://www.facebook.com/groups/consciouslanguage/ .

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Learn about the whys and hows of inclusive language ... on your own time! Topics include race, gender, sexuality, body size, disability, socioeconomic status, religion, age, & more.

This class is for intermediate and beginner inclusive language explorers including fiction and nonfiction writers, communications professionals, editors, and students.

https://heartofthestory.teachable.com/p/inclusive-language-explorations

@edibuddies @writers @romancelandia #Writing #Editing #AmEditing #WritingAdvice #InclusiveLanguage #ConsciousLanguage

Curious about gender and language? Check out "Build Your Gender Diversity Toolbox," a resource roundup originally published through a professional org but now available for free at my website. Lots of good stuff to explore :)

https://www.eliotwesteditorial.com/gender-diversity-resources.html

@edibuddies #edibuddies #editing #InclusiveLanguage
#ConsciousLanguage

The Atlantic published a bad critique of conscious language style guides. @EvilJoeMcVeigh takes them to task: https://andreadallover.com/2023/08/04/george-packer-and-the-atlantics-sad-defense-of-inequity/

#EnglishUsage #language #linguistics #StyleGuide #ConsciousLanguage #WritingCommunity #EditingCommunity

Gender affects all our lives, and all our stories—but what even is it? What’s it doing, for good and for ill, in fiction? This class dives deep into those questions and more, aiming to equip writers to work with gender in informed, inclusive, purposeful, and joyful ways. Join me to learn together in 3 weeks!

https://loft.org/classes/gender-our-playground-toward-inclusive-informed-joyful-storytelling

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Happy #PrideMonth! If you're a fiction writer interested in doing more/better with gender diversity & inclusion, consider my July Loft Literary class "Gender is Our Playground." I'm editing the content right now and can report it's chock full of great stuff :)

https://loft.org/classes/gender-our-playground-toward-inclusive-informed-joyful-storytelling

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In the March 2023 edition of The #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter (hashtags mine):

• How "Ma’am" Went From Being a Respectful Word for Some—but Polarizing for Others
• Youse Hear About #InclusiveLanguage?
• Examples of #Ableist Language You May Not Realize You’re Using
• Ancient #Judaism Recognized a Range of #Genders…
• #InclusiveDesign’s Next Chapter: #Design for #Cognition

📗 Read: https://consciousstyleguide.com/conscious-language-newsletter-march-2023/

📥 Subscribe: https://consciousstyleguide.com/newsletters/

#ConsciousLanguage #WritingCommunity @edibuddies

Dictionary.com changes #antisemitism spelling away from "anti-Semitism."

"The move comes nearly two years after The Associated Press similarly changed the spelling in its widely used style guide. It also reflects an ongoing push by many American Jewish organizations to spell 'antisemitism' without the capital S."

📗 #Read: https://jewishinsider.com/2023/02/dictionary-definition-antisemitism-spelling/

📥 For more #ConsciousLanguage updates, check out my #ConsciousLanguage #newsletter: https://bit.ly/consciouslanguagenews

@edibuddies #Jewish #APStyle #Editing

I love talking about why I created #ConsciousStyleGuide for writers and editors and how I use #consciousLanguage as a tool for equity. Here's my Q&A with #TheObjective, a publication devoted to improving the practice of #journalism.

Read: https://objectivejournalism.org/2023/02/karen-yin/

@edibuddies #Journalists #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Interview #Editor #Editors #Editing #EditorsOfColor #MediaDiversity #Diversity #Equity

Wealth of #Intersectionality and #Language Info!

The English language is changing every day. One way to stay on top of it is to follow the experts.

So here’s my regular plug for @karenyin 's #ConsciousStyleGuide #ConsciousLanguage newsletter. A wealth of information at your fingertips. Subscribe to get this right in your inbox!

January 2023 edition: https://consciousstyleguide.com/conscious-language-newsletter-january-2023/

The December 2022 issue of The #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter is out! Topics include (hashtags mine):

• I’m a “Type 1 #Diabetic,” Not a “Person With Type One #Diabetes”: Rejecting Person-First Language
• 5 Helpful Tips for Explaining #Autism to Kids and Teens, According to Autism-Affirming Experts
• How to Identify and Eliminate #ExclusionaryLanguage at Work

📗 #Read: https://consciousstyleguide.com/conscious-language-newsletter-december-2022/

📥 #Subscribe: https://consciousstyleguide.com/newsletters/

#Editors #AmEditing #Copyeditor #Copyediting #WritingCommunity

Thoughtful piece on acknowledgements in publications. Also on life really.

Gratitude & community are intertwined more than we realise. The year ends for many in festivities, but not for all. Worth pausing to recall that some may be in mourning, don't celebrate the same things or have other significant days. We can still be grateful for clients, colleagues, friends & family, whatever their form. And wish well w/o the baggage of ceremonial greetings.

https://bit.ly/3j850ow

#ConsciousLanguage

“Body weight is a sensitive topic for many youth, and the way that parents talk about it can have an emotional impact on their children.” —Rebecca Puhl, UConn #RuddCenter for Food Policy and Health

📗 #Read: "For Adolescents, Word Choice Matters When Talking About Body Weight": https://today.uconn.edu/2022/12/for-adolescents-word-choice-matters-when-talking-about-body-weight/

📥 For more #ConsciousLanguage updates, check out my monthly #newsletter: https://bit.ly/consciouslanguagenews

#Weight #Appearance #Health #Respect #Parenting #WordsMatter #Editing #Editors #WritingCommunity

Important reading on use of the phrase 'sub-Saharan Africa'. Coming to this rather late, but it's bugged me a lot and now I know why. #AcWri and #AcademicEditing can do better.

Geographically inaccurate and confusing: https://qz.com/africa/770350/why-do-we-still-say-subsaharan-africa

Rooted in divisive, racist thought: https://www.africanexponent.com/bpost/rethinking-the-term-sub-saharan-africa-36

H/t @BettyTekola
#AmEditing
#ConsciousLanguage