Ema@TheClarityEditor
@theclarityeditor.bsky.social
Editor and plain language advocate. Edits for the social sciences and international development. Based in Bangkok/Tokyo. AmE/Japanese speaker (and some Spanish, German & Thai). Amateur classical singer. https://linktr.ee/theclarityeditor
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As a longtime caregiver, I’ve learned empathy and accessibility are twins. Both mean anticipating needs you might not share.
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As a longtime caregiver, I’ve learned empathy and accessibility are twins. Both mean anticipating needs you might not share.
#TinyJoys Watching the livestream of the Kyushu sumo tournament, thinking of my elderly dad watching it at the same time on TV in Tokyo.
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#TinyJoys Watching the livestream of the Kyushu sumo tournament, thinking of my elderly dad watching it at the same time on TV in Tokyo.
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Delighted to see the Irish National Literacy Agency (NALA) win the Cheryl Stephens Innovation Award at the 2025 Plain Language conference in Brussels
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#writing #editing #plainlanguage
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#writing #editing #plainlanguage
Brussels Plain Language Experience 2025 - Plain Language Association International (PLAIN)
PLAIN and Clarity are delighted to team up with the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Belgian Government, and the Judicial Training Institute for three days of events in various…
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November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Delighted to see the Irish National Literacy Agency (NALA) win the Cheryl Stephens Innovation Award at the 2025 Plain Language conference in Brussels
plainlanguagenetwork.org/conferences/...
#writing #editing #plainlanguage
plainlanguagenetwork.org/conferences/...
#writing #editing #plainlanguage
Yay, redone and ready for spouse's biz trip 🥳
Vielen Dank, @dieheike.bsky.social - embroidering worked perfectly! 🧶 #Knitting
Vielen Dank, @dieheike.bsky.social - embroidering worked perfectly! 🧶 #Knitting
November 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Yay, redone and ready for spouse's biz trip 🥳
Vielen Dank, @dieheike.bsky.social - embroidering worked perfectly! 🧶 #Knitting
Vielen Dank, @dieheike.bsky.social - embroidering worked perfectly! 🧶 #Knitting
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Reminder of how a simple language choice can shift your mindset as a freelancer — for the better.
#AmEditing #Freelance #TheEditorLife
#AmEditing #Freelance #TheEditorLife
Freelancers, it’s time to flip the script! Here are 8 tips to help you treat your work like a business rather than a side gig. #FreelanceEditing #AmEditing
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8 Ways Freelancers Can Act More Like Business Owners - Right Touch Editing
Editors are naturally helpful people, but it's important to not let this impact your business. Here are some important ways to act more like a business owner.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reminder of how a simple language choice can shift your mindset as a freelancer — for the better.
#AmEditing #Freelance #TheEditorLife
#AmEditing #Freelance #TheEditorLife
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Continuing professional development season is very much a year-long activity for @editingglobally.bsky.social members. Check out what team members are up to this week!
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Will you be there? Do say hi if you are going to attend.
#CPD #ConsciousLanguage #AmEditing
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Will you be there? Do say hi if you are going to attend.
#CPD #ConsciousLanguage #AmEditing
Decolonizing Editing with Amber Riaz - The FOLD | Editing Globally
Continuing professional development season is very much a year-long activity in our diaries!
Janet MacMillan, Aalap Trivedi and Ayesha Chari at Editing Globally will be attending a virtual session on...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Continuing professional development season is very much a year-long activity for @editingglobally.bsky.social members. Check out what team members are up to this week!
www.linkedin.com/posts/editin...
Will you be there? Do say hi if you are going to attend.
#CPD #ConsciousLanguage #AmEditing
www.linkedin.com/posts/editin...
Will you be there? Do say hi if you are going to attend.
#CPD #ConsciousLanguage #AmEditing
The problem with occasionally finishing a recurring, small editing job early is that I end up panicking on the due date whether I sent in the file 🙄 Every time. #AmEditing #edibuddies #BrainFogIsReal (I record the status so can check, but that doesn't save me from the few minutes of dread.)
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The problem with occasionally finishing a recurring, small editing job early is that I end up panicking on the due date whether I sent in the file 🙄 Every time. #AmEditing #edibuddies #BrainFogIsReal (I record the status so can check, but that doesn't save me from the few minutes of dread.)
Was in a nice editing flow when I got interrupted by a call. Couldn't understand enough Thai so ran around looking for someone to help ... but it turned out to be a wrong number 🙄 I really need to learn more Thai. #AmEditing
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Was in a nice editing flow when I got interrupted by a call. Couldn't understand enough Thai so ran around looking for someone to help ... but it turned out to be a wrong number 🙄 I really need to learn more Thai. #AmEditing
You don't have to "fix your accent" when public speaking in a second language. Media trainer Laura Shields @mediawhizz.bsky.social says:
1. Use words you can say comfortably
2. Tap out the rhythms
Extra yay for not telling people how to "correct" their accents! 🌟
#PlainLanguage #PublicSpeaking
1. Use words you can say comfortably
2. Tap out the rhythms
Extra yay for not telling people how to "correct" their accents! 🌟
#PlainLanguage #PublicSpeaking
Accent Anxiety: Public Speaking in a Second Language
Public speaking is scary enough. But doing it in a second language? That can be nerve-wracking.
What if I mispronounce a word? Or use a word incorrectly? Do people understand me with my accent?…
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November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
You don't have to "fix your accent" when public speaking in a second language. Media trainer Laura Shields @mediawhizz.bsky.social says:
1. Use words you can say comfortably
2. Tap out the rhythms
Extra yay for not telling people how to "correct" their accents! 🌟
#PlainLanguage #PublicSpeaking
1. Use words you can say comfortably
2. Tap out the rhythms
Extra yay for not telling people how to "correct" their accents! 🌟
#PlainLanguage #PublicSpeaking
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We are just about to begin week 1 of Writing in Good Company, for the last cycle of 2025. I am so grateful to have had this rhythm of checking in and writing once a week with brilliant, generous women throughout this year.
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We are just about to begin week 1 of Writing in Good Company, for the last cycle of 2025. I am so grateful to have had this rhythm of checking in and writing once a week with brilliant, generous women throughout this year.
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity
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Do your hands talk when you do? 🗣️✋
Check out this @duke-university.bsky.social write up about my new work with my postdoc Esha Naidu (she is on the job market!) showing gestures reflect culture & identity—our nonverbal “accents” can shape interracial communication.
trinity.duke.edu/news/talking...
Check out this @duke-university.bsky.social write up about my new work with my postdoc Esha Naidu (she is on the job market!) showing gestures reflect culture & identity—our nonverbal “accents” can shape interracial communication.
trinity.duke.edu/news/talking...
Talking with Our Hands: Duke Study Reveals How Culture Shapes Our Gestures
You are having dinner with friends, and the conversation is lively. Do your hands join the chat, or do they stay focused on your knife and fork?
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November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Do your hands talk when you do? 🗣️✋
Check out this @duke-university.bsky.social write up about my new work with my postdoc Esha Naidu (she is on the job market!) showing gestures reflect culture & identity—our nonverbal “accents” can shape interracial communication.
trinity.duke.edu/news/talking...
Check out this @duke-university.bsky.social write up about my new work with my postdoc Esha Naidu (she is on the job market!) showing gestures reflect culture & identity—our nonverbal “accents” can shape interracial communication.
trinity.duke.edu/news/talking...
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Good Evening. If you like these photos, please repost them. I'm grateful for that.
#photography #photo #zcreators #nikon
@photos.bsky.art
My favorite photo of the month so far:
"Badlands #2"
Solitude
#photography #photo #zcreators #nikon
@photos.bsky.art
My favorite photo of the month so far:
"Badlands #2"
Solitude
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Good Evening. If you like these photos, please repost them. I'm grateful for that.
#photography #photo #zcreators #nikon
@photos.bsky.art
My favorite photo of the month so far:
"Badlands #2"
Solitude
#photography #photo #zcreators #nikon
@photos.bsky.art
My favorite photo of the month so far:
"Badlands #2"
Solitude
Is writing "comprised of" wrong? Like, "the book was comprised of three chapters" vs. "three chapters comprise the book." But "comprised of" has been in use for centuries and, while awkward, isn't entirely wrong. #AmLearning (1/2)
www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/can-...
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Can you use 'comprised of'?
It's been in use for centuries. So, maybe.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Is writing "comprised of" wrong? Like, "the book was comprised of three chapters" vs. "three chapters comprise the book." But "comprised of" has been in use for centuries and, while awkward, isn't entirely wrong. #AmLearning (1/2)
www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/can-...
www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/can-...
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"We're on the same team".
Great panel session at #2025TEF: Translation as infrastructure: getting it right to safeguard trust, inclusion and impact, with speakers from Oxfam, Save the Children International and Tearfund.
Teamwork with translators and experts can prevent reputational damage.
Great panel session at #2025TEF: Translation as infrastructure: getting it right to safeguard trust, inclusion and impact, with speakers from Oxfam, Save the Children International and Tearfund.
Teamwork with translators and experts can prevent reputational damage.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We're on the same team".
Great panel session at #2025TEF: Translation as infrastructure: getting it right to safeguard trust, inclusion and impact, with speakers from Oxfam, Save the Children International and Tearfund.
Teamwork with translators and experts can prevent reputational damage.
Great panel session at #2025TEF: Translation as infrastructure: getting it right to safeguard trust, inclusion and impact, with speakers from Oxfam, Save the Children International and Tearfund.
Teamwork with translators and experts can prevent reputational damage.
Translating Europe Forum 2025 recordings are already up! Clear Language at #2025TEF includes sessions on building consensus around clear language and editing, AI services for EU, prepping effective media products, and the socioeconomic cost of not being clear. #PlainLanguage #AmLearning
#2025TEF
Translating Europe Forum 2025
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November 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Translating Europe Forum 2025 recordings are already up! Clear Language at #2025TEF includes sessions on building consensus around clear language and editing, AI services for EU, prepping effective media products, and the socioeconomic cost of not being clear. #PlainLanguage #AmLearning
Finished beanie for spouse! But will now frog it all 😭 and redo, as I didn't calculate hat height properly despite swatching and logo is too low and too messy (learned about intarsia halfway through 😅). May the yarn hold up yet another frogging!🧶 #Knitting #IsThisLoveOrWhat #BeginningKnitter
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Finished beanie for spouse! But will now frog it all 😭 and redo, as I didn't calculate hat height properly despite swatching and logo is too low and too messy (learned about intarsia halfway through 😅). May the yarn hold up yet another frogging!🧶 #Knitting #IsThisLoveOrWhat #BeginningKnitter
Watching European Parliament's clear writing conf makes me so jealous of the editors who get to work with all these clear comms pros and making change! #PlainLanguage
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Watching European Parliament's clear writing conf makes me so jealous of the editors who get to work with all these clear comms pros and making change! #PlainLanguage
Sharing in solidarity with all those who have experienced, are experiencing, or will experience perimenopause 😂 #Perimenopause
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Thank You for Calling the Perimenopause Hotline, Where Our Hold Times Are Completely Unpredictable
Thank you for calling the perimenopause hotline. Our phone lines are flooded with an unexpected gush of calls right now, but we assure you that our...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Sharing in solidarity with all those who have experienced, are experiencing, or will experience perimenopause 😂 #Perimenopause
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
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Artist Helen Ahpornsiri creates intricate collage artworks created with real pressed flowers and leaves. #WomensArt #Autumn #Fall
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Artist Helen Ahpornsiri creates intricate collage artworks created with real pressed flowers and leaves. #WomensArt #Autumn #Fall
Watching the clear language session at Translating Europe Forum 2025. Love the keynote focus on clear language as an ethical choice and a right.
#TEF2025 #PlainLanguage
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#TEF2025 #PlainLanguage
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Translating Europe Forum 2025
Yearly conference in Brussels and online for diverse stakeholders.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Watching the clear language session at Translating Europe Forum 2025. Love the keynote focus on clear language as an ethical choice and a right.
#TEF2025 #PlainLanguage
commission.europa.eu/translating-...
#TEF2025 #PlainLanguage
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Check out this FREE webinar on Nov 15 about Decolonizing Editing by Amber Riaz from @editorscanada.bsky.social and @thefoldcanada.bsky.social:
webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web... #edibuddies #freelanceeditor #amediting #decolonizingediting #consciouslanguage
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Decolonizing Editing - Editors Canada Webinars
This webinar is held in collaboration with The Festival of Literary Diversity. This is an hour-long conscious language and ethical editing presentation focused on how editors can recognize the…
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November 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Check out this FREE webinar on Nov 15 about Decolonizing Editing by Amber Riaz from @editorscanada.bsky.social and @thefoldcanada.bsky.social:
webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web... #edibuddies #freelanceeditor #amediting #decolonizingediting #consciouslanguage
webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web... #edibuddies #freelanceeditor #amediting #decolonizingediting #consciouslanguage
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Henry and Marcus have decided that they should work harder on their costumes next year.
November 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Henry and Marcus have decided that they should work harder on their costumes next year.