ADVISORY/A Seminar with Richard Lederer, Author and Linguist; Presented by Southwestern Ohio Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication and Cincinnati Editors Association.Business Editors, Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Jan. 20 (Saturday) --(BUSINESS WIRE) If you thrive on the joy of language and the writing life, please join the Southwestern Ohio Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication and the Cincinnati Editors Association for a seminar with Dr. Richard Lederer on January 20. Dr. Lederer--also known as Conan the Grammarian gram·mar·ian n. A specialist in grammar. grammarian Noun a person who studies or writes about grammar for a living Noun 1. , Attila the Pun, and Chief of the Verbivores--thrives on the English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. and is the first name in popular linguistics. He teaches, "Ours is the only language in which you drive in a parkway and park in a driveway and night falls but never breaks and day breaks but never falls." His books include Anguished English, More Anguished English, Fractured English, Crazy English Crazy English (Chinese: 疯狂英语) is a brand name related to a untraditional method of learning English in mainland China conceived by Li Yang. Li believes that the traditional way of learning English in China is ineffective. , and, most recently, The Bride of Anguished English. When: Saturday, January 20, 2001 Where: University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] , McMicken Hall (main west campus) Time: 8:00 a.m. check-in to 3:00 p.m. book sale and book-signing (lunch provided) Cost: $30.00 for SWO SWO Stop Work Order SWO Swordfish (FAO fish species code) SWO Surface Warfare Officer SWO Southwest Ohio SWO Senior Watch Officer SWO Senior Warrant Officer SWO Service Work Order STC STC Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA) STC Society for Technical Communication STC Subject to Change STC Surf the Channel (website) STC Sound Transmission Class STC Singapore Turf Club or CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen. CEA abbr. carcinoembryonic antigen CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) members $30.00 for students (with attached copy of current registration/class schedule) $40.00 for non-SWO STC/CEA members or non-students The registration deadline for this event is JANUARY 10, 2001. For more information and to download a mail-in registration form, go to http://www.stc.org/region4/soc/lederer.htm. Or contact Amy Hess (amy.hess@marchFIRST.com) or Lisa Rosenberger (rosenblv@muohio.edu). Because there is limited availability, registration forms will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. No walk-in registrations will be accepted on the day of the seminar. About STC The Society for Technical Communication is an international organization that advances the arts and sciences of technical communication. Its eclectic membership includes technical writers, editors, graphic designers, multimedia artists, instructional designers, Web architects, educators, translators and others whose work involves making technical information understandable and available to those who need it. Locally, the Southwestern Ohio Chapter strives to increase the visibility of technical communication in professional and public communities. The Chapter holds open monthly meetings, sponsors related speakers and events, supports a scholarship program for students pursuing careers in technical communication, and participates in community activities. For more information, visit our web site at http://www.stc.org/region4/soc/index.html or contact Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Team Lead Amy Hess at amy.hess@marchFIRST.com or 513-686-7176. For membership information, contact Erin Weber at 513-352-5560 ext. 126. |
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