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Karen Yin
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#Author: The Conscious Style Guide from Little, Brown Spark (2024) and several children's books.

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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 […]

[Original post on mstdn.social]
August 16, 2024 at 12:12 AM
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 […]

[Original post on mstdn.social]
August 12, 2024 at 6:32 PM
#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 […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
August 12, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Reposted by Karen Yin
#amediting #gummystuff

As reference to a non-binary individual who uses they/them, "themself" is correct.

Recall that "you" was originally plural, is now either plural or singular, and has two reflexive pronouns to match (yourselves, yourself). It's only a matter of time until "themself" is […]
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July 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM