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The Copyeditor as Word Detective: Using Lookalikes and Soundalikes to Crack Word Puzzles

Apr 29, 2023

The Copyeditor as Word Detective: Using Lookalikes and Soundalikes to Crack Word Puzzles

During the course of their work, academic copyeditors often meet strange words. An online search with keywords drawn from the context of...

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The Colored Fountain: Racism in the United States, Casteism in India

Apr 15, 2023

The Colored Fountain: Racism in the United States, Casteism in India

(October 11, 2023 update: A new Indian edition of the book has just been published by Aleph under the title Three Countries, Three Lives:...

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