Word-Nerd

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Banking
Occupation Technical communicator
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Introduction I am a Canadian and a graduate of the Humber College Technical Writing Certificate program. I've been writing professionally since 2004. The more I learn in the field of tech. writing, the more I want to know. Since beginning my career, I have developed passions for Plain English, copyediting, international documentation standards, single sourcing, and usability issues.
Interests authors, books, Canadian literature, content management, crosswords, dictionaries, editing, information architecture, international documentation standards, lexicons, libraries, modern literature, old english, plain english, plain language, reading, stc, technical writing, usability, word play, words, writers, writing, team blogging, team blogs
Favorite Books Austerlitz, Dharma Bums, Of Human Bondage, Mad Shadows, Hopeful Monsters, Coming Through Slaughter, In the Skin of a Lion, In the Spice House, On the Road, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Beautiful Losers