Hello there. I'm Cathy Tingle and, as my title suggests, I’m a doctor (of English) and an editor. I have copy-edited more than 80 non-fiction books for Palgrave, Routledge and others, and I hope to be editing until I retire.I am so grateful to Cathy for editing a book and an academic article for me. She is so efficient and thorough, it’s startling! When you think you’ve covered everything, Cathy reads the manuscript closely and attentively and picks up those details you have missed that require correction. Yet she remains respectful of the document, so you feel supported and helped. That’s a rare skill.
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RT @SENSEtheSociety: Cathy Tingle runs down the new sedentary editing hack – Tanya Gold’s #StetWalk whereby editors step away from their… https://t.co/y4bycuyd6v DocEditor@thedoceditorAug 9
@MariekeGent @ayesha_chari @lukefinleyedit @CallyWorden @HJMusk @dr_andyhodges No need to feel silly. You look mysterious and interesting 😀 DocEditor@thedoceditorAug 9
Big thanks to my amazing editing/running buddies who wrote candidly about their lives in running, and even agreed t… https://t.co/7Xis5uTiPn DocEditor@thedoceditorAug 8
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I have had a busy week with running but my… https://t.co/wdQjfnGekQ DocEditor@thedoceditorAug 7
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Why Run On? https://t.co/KiBtkhXDLj DocEditor@thedoceditorAug 7
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👏@LouiseHarnby & I talk to… https://t.co/KqBZvvsPAf DocEditor@thedoceditorJul 10
RT @artisaneditor: So, yeah, I wrote a thing for @TheSfEP blog, sharing some of the stuff that made my May and June a bit monstrous...… https://t.co/0KedANR868 DocEditor@thedoceditorJul 4
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RT @dinnydaethat: 🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♂️#StetWalk #StetRun & #RunOnEditors
🚶🏻♀️🚶🏽♂️here's this week's listening from @LouiseHarnby & me!
The Ed… https://t.co/LQ1lbcs31e DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 30
RT @LouiseHarnby: The Editing Podcast, S2E1: How to prepare your book file for editing #EditPod. ❤️ that #StetWalk, #RunOnEditors &… https://t.co/liWhouuZJO DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 28
RT @TheSfEP: For those in need of listening material out on their #StetWalk, #RunOnEditors or #StetRun, here is S2E1 of… https://t.co/1t3oVKu6JL DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 28
@dinnydaethat @DiedofEnnui @LouiseHarnby @TheSfEP All running editors can hashtag #RunOnEditors and there's a Faceb… https://t.co/pzNzH1V6ep DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 27
Such a great idea! (If I could only get my earphones to stay in!) But how would I take notes? #RunOnEditors🏃♀️🎧📝 https://t.co/K3yVefNsiC DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 27
Lovely to have you back, @LouiseHarnby and @dinnydaethat. A packed episode on preparing files for editing. If you'r… https://t.co/L3Ga6kYm1x DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 26
RT @AnnieDeakins: Grab a coffee and read my blog post for @TheSfEP about #SfEPNEConf in Newcastle😀 https://t.co/58tF0k1Alb DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 26
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"Never tell a customer that all your other customers are perfectly satisfied, even if it’s true, because if you’ve… https://t.co/qq0CEt6lPS DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 20
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The sky is blue
It's time for us
To teach for you …
@thedoceditor and I are lo… https://t.co/ig1fV4AY8A DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 17
@MariekeGent 10 whole K. But in very picturesque surroundings. See you on FB! DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 17
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@JulietFoster49 What?! How on earth did you-- (Did you have CCTV installed in my house?) https://t.co/az4GNDhK2F DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 13
@JulietFoster49 Hooray! Sterling work, Juliet. I, too, got out in the wind and rain, also by the sea, and managed h… https://t.co/mqLIObBxhv DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 12
@CallyWorden Oh amazing, Cally! 👏 Look forward to seeing the view from the top 😀 DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 12
@CatherineDunn8 @AnnieDeakins @MariekeGent @TheSfEP Oh fab! Check the @TheSfEP forum (Off topic) for more, Catherin… https://t.co/2OQh5Y6tHL DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 12
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@grammartable Ooh, like, "Can I get a latte?" in a cafe, or something worse? DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 11
@AnnieDeakins @MariekeGent No need, Annie! #RunOnEditors don't just run; we #StetWalk too. (We started @TheSfEP Run… https://t.co/mcj7WubD5L DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 10
@lukefinleyedit @TheSfEP Yes. As I suspected, you're much cooler than me. If I can get my earbuds to remain in plac… https://t.co/Zb1IM61aVI DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 10
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Editors! Inspired by your fab #StetWalk pics (plus #StetSwim, #StetCycle) and this week's @TheSfEP blog on fitness… https://t.co/7oSCkhOurg DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 10
@dr_andyhodges Was about to say 'where's your cuppa?' but I see it hiding to the left. Good work. DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 4
@carrietoast @ChicagoManual @GreyEditing @consciousstyles Oh, goodness, how lovely! Thank you, Carrie! 😊 DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 4
What have vertical lists to do with ponies? The need for an occasional tidy-up, that's what. And what have in-text… https://t.co/OhegNEqGZ5 DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 3
@Mededitor @ChicagoManual @GreyEditing @consciousstyles "For an employee... themself"; "For employees... themselves"? DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 3
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@JanetWordsmith @ChicagoManual @GreyEditing @consciousstyles Hey, thanks, Janet! 😀 DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 3
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@KiaThomasEdits *Just* as I plan my new spiffy blogging campaign -- oh, yes, and some of those visual thingies that… https://t.co/prjNQjTRus DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 3
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@JPS_Editing But what did you do 'to' it, Hugh? Something dramatic, I hope. DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 31
@dinnydaethat @hellocma @LouiseHarnby Shortlisted and EVERYTHING! (And didn't you both get shortlisted individually… https://t.co/nX1DDptiPA DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 31
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@dinnydaethat @HelenSaltedit @lukefinleyedit @eleanor_ayres @marigolds @twix 😊 DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 29
@HelenSaltedit @lukefinleyedit @eleanor_ayres @dinnydaethat @marigolds @twix Just before I head back to boring spel… https://t.co/tsvvQu4wjd DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 29
@eleanor_ayres @lukefinleyedit @HelenSaltedit @dinnydaethat @twix You're lucky. I was called 'Daddy' then 'Andy' for quite a while. DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 29
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@lukefinleyedit @HelenSaltedit @dinnydaethat @twix *Now weeping softly for days gone by* Yes, and 'gock' (why?) for… https://t.co/1op9scT0wf DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 29
@HelenSaltedit @dinnydaethat @twix Similar thing: when I was a child, I thought four weeks would be an 'eightnight'… https://t.co/xwEDf2bwtw DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 29
Thanks for these fab photos, @ajentscotland! I love how you've absolutely captured the hilarious height difference… https://t.co/sC79jwsECe DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 27
@writereditordad Hiya! You're welcome! You're on @CMValgardson's list so I thought you were worth a follow. 😀 I don… https://t.co/miLwALAtDY DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 23
@JohannaWordpool Well done you. I dance around the idea of going into my kids' school to give a talk about my caree… https://t.co/ZGiMFgH3t4 DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 23
@DiedofEnnui Yup, that'll do it. I also cancel for sunshine (might overheat). ☀️ DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 22
Lots of empties, lots of questions, lots of support. As @TheSfEP North East Mini-Conference draws near its close, t… https://t.co/1sLPIVlbTh DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 22
RT @lukefinleyedit: This is what all the fuss was about #SfEPNEConf #editorscakewars https://t.co/pNddBsVJoH DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 22
RT @MariekeGent: THE CAKES ARRIVED AND THEY WERE GOOD #SfEPNEConf https://t.co/RFX2VPo0h3 DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 22
Complete treasure trove of marketing advice and tips from @dinnydaethat at @TheSfEP NE Mini-Conference. Giving us t… https://t.co/CvH48dvBpX DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 22
RT @EBAeditorial: #SfEPNEConf Denise Cowle @dinnydaethat kicks off the @NEEditors mini conference https://t.co/KhvGB4Aqrj DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 22
And we're off! @NikProwse introduces the @TheSfEP North East Mini-Conference. No sight of cake yet. There are biscuits, however. DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 22
RT @EllenEditorial: Five @EdinEdits @TheSfEP editors causing havoc on Edinburgh to Newcastle train for #SfepNEConf @ajentscotland… https://t.co/avswRflnLF DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 16
I was thinking recently how @TheSfEP forums and Twitter and Facebook communities are like a giant virtual office, e… https://t.co/xxqNQFu9Ey DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 11
RT @SaffreySW: OOh look editors and proofreaders of the world @TheSfEP has a nice little offer on https://t.co/C3guLtgmXJ DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 10
Rarely have I been more content to spend an idle couple of hours at Luton Airport than I was today with your magica… https://t.co/QrL5DVbAKF DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 6
@LouiseHarnby and @dinnydaethat talking a lot of sense about pounds and pence. In fact, I just recommended this epi… https://t.co/bBqzNtrVEL DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 6
Useful reminder, @EditorMark, that we in the UK can easily transpose to "Mum/mum" or "Mam/mam". My sister (… https://t.co/k7ZR3zgEG5 DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 5
Heck of a treat, this: Random House Copy Chief: Stand Tall, Wordsmiths! (But Choose Your Battles) https://t.co/ADOwTeBKG7 DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 4
RT @PublishScotland: Just got @thebookseller print edition in the office this morning and we are loving it. Thanks to all the Bookseller… https://t.co/KwwjKsPoFk DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 2
Dreyer's English has arrived in Scotland, @BCDreyer https://t.co/unvbeqT0km DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 1
@SueHLawrence @SarabandBooks @agentjenny Got our review copy, Sue - looks fabulous! DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 1
RT @SueHLawrence: Always exciting when first finished copy of the new #novel arrives. Thankyou @SarabandBooks @agentjenny #fiction… https://t.co/B8Hdn8KHCP DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 1
RT @JPS_Editing: A reminder (here's looking at you, @BBCNews) that you can't unilaterally decide to change organisations' names: the… https://t.co/5b4Hli2UIz DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 1
RT @HelenSaltedit: Editors and Proofreaders: What's in *Your* Diplomatic Bag? My new blog post looks at diplomacy and the editorial fr… https://t.co/zkSHjYSKBZ DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 31
An editor isn’t the police, or a butcher, or, as it turns out, a tree surgeon, heating engineer or therapist. Once… https://t.co/TqA5ro8C0p DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 25
@EllenEditorial @SamBoyceEditor @TheSfEP @EdinEdits I'll miss you guys too! Would have loved seeing @linsaymaclean… https://t.co/2H7Zw53mgZ DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 24
Drop the Hyphen in “Asian American” https://t.co/J56xB4eJZL via @consciousstyles DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 23
Quickly gaining traction as the “everything you ever wanted to know about editing but were too afraid to ask” resou… https://t.co/UuwcT29ala DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 23
Inspiring blog from @TheSfEP Wise Owls about 2019 plans. Might note mine down. Anyone want to join? 1. Read new boo… https://t.co/eg09g2Lbx5 DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 22
Some great tips from @HelenSaltedit about Track Changes in Word, a facility that some of us use so much that it fee… https://t.co/6cNgsYgGaq DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 15
From making sure a text fulfils its own promises to a metaphor involving a house to explain the different levels of… https://t.co/J4aKfTvGa7 DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 12
RT @PrismDocuments: A spectacular edition of SfEP Editorial Excellence from the editor’s editor @ljedit https://t.co/lF0CAUSDNk DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 12
RT @HelenSaltedit: The latest good practice bulletin from @thesfep looks at managing editorial workflow. The newsletter is put togeth… https://t.co/aEKvTXB3ro DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 11
RT @ljedit: Please do take a look at the latest edition of @TheSfEP's Editorial Excellence ... and pass it on!
(And thanks, H… https://t.co/bongiS3dUr DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 11
RT @rlfwriters: It's not only writers who sometimes long for another pair of eyes,a fact-checker or a detail-wrangler: some profess… https://t.co/BQMrYOq2Tn DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 11
RT @TheSfEP: Cathy Tingle’s follow-up post on the SfEP blog: Working with an assistant: nuts and bolts. https://t.co/l1S8nTS52q DocEditor@thedoceditorJan 3
@frankcottrell_b - "Hello Frank. My granny got The Astounding Broccoli Boy from the library for me. I found it amaz… https://t.co/2adlgqjSyl DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 22
RT @mayamcantu: ‘Reframing the Musical,’ ed. @sarahinthepark, is about to hit the press! My essay on Ada ‘Bricktop’ Smith, queen of… https://t.co/BrBttXom0U DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 21
@SaffreySW @TheSfEP @Editorial_Cat @PrismDocuments @KiaThomasEdits @louisebolotin @NikProwse @SueBrowning_ed… https://t.co/UWOmT3RElB DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 21
@sarahinthepark And what a book! Back for Christmas, too. I'd say that deserves a quick celebratory number. If you have the energy. DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 20
Lovely and funny blog, offering all sorts of insights into editors' everyday lives - although I did get dog envy, c… https://t.co/TCTuZRhsJd DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 20
@EllenEditorial @WhiteHouseEd @Lisa_Cordaro Phew! And relax. Have a fab Christmas and New Year, lovely lady xx DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 19
@Lisa_Cordaro I've done exactly the same this week with a box of Roses. And, erm, a tub of cheese footballs. Christ… https://t.co/sWywedBA9X DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 19
@ProfRodham @ConversationUK @theipaper Pretty darned good, that, Karen - well done! Hopefully that will have put ju… https://t.co/W5HMSsBwO7 DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 18
@ljedit Do what I do - tell them that Santa will start swapping stocking presents for potatoes. Which also has zero effect. DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 15
@HelenSaltedit @dinnydaethat Cake now. Hot chocolate later, if you can rustle one up. Hot water bottle in the interim. X DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 14
@Alison_Edits Bought The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle this very day - and indeed its prettiness induced me to… https://t.co/Ai7IE1ZJyF DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 13
Fa la la la la! Hot on the heels of the marvellous Edinburgh @TheSfEP Christmas lunch, it's the rather more low-key… https://t.co/xX96X9srOD DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 13
This week I cited section 5.48 of @ChicagoManual 17 in notes to a client after we had decided to use gender-neutral… https://t.co/vJMmttzoso DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 12
@BCDreyer Hm then, so, confidentially, what if I ordered it in the UK aaaaaaages ago, being extra eager to get my hands on it? DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 12
RT @EllenEditorial: Great fun and chat with everyone today at the Scottish Arts Club. Love our @TheSfEP Edinburgh group Christmas lunch… https://t.co/OLdu3S8hTC DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 7
@CarolPickyqueen @lepoole Thank you, Carol! I was literally sobbing as soon as I woke up and looked at my phone. Wa… https://t.co/nfTbfUvD2t DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 6
@EllenEditorial @HelenSaltedit @laura_ripper @TheSfEP Sure thing. I'll definitely have sufficient thoughts in order… https://t.co/1M1WH7whNz DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 6
RT @Hamsa_80: @thedoceditor My pleasure 🙂 just finished reading your blog post on SfEP — very refreshing. It gives me hope that I… https://t.co/fwuIyzt5tF DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 6
RT @SENSEtheSociety: Cathy Tingle of the SfEP suggests hiring an assistant to carry out the less challenging elements of editing so that… https://t.co/7eJdxrCmp9 DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 6
@HelenSaltedit @laura_ripper Thanks so much, Helen. Not to get too tubthumping about it but there are so many benef… https://t.co/syyN7WenxW DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 6
@SaffreySW 😄 (Or just use emojis, although there are omissions there too - this is the closest thing I could find to a mince pie ----->🥧) DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 6
@SaffreySW Sorry it's been a week! Thanks for posting my blog in all the chaos. I'd suggest that an assistant might… https://t.co/GFSbUT8DdJ DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 5
@lepoole I got the 45th on my 45th (9 November 2016). Immediately requested a refund, but nothing forthcoming so fa… https://t.co/Sqn8wjfrKy DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 5
@sarahinthepark @AJQuinn88 @DrJamesLovelock ...and it has continued overnight, @AJQuinn88, @DrJamesLovelock and… https://t.co/38l9sKkPkK DocEditor@thedoceditorDec 4
Finding myself whistling various Rodgers and Hammerstein show tunes as I work. I wonder why that might be, @sarahinthepark? DocEditor@thedoceditorNov 29
On my Christmas list! Congratulations @lynneguist https://t.co/vw462DYQOJ DocEditor@thedoceditorNov 29
Can there be a better morning than running by the sea in filthy weather before editing a chapter from a lovely book… https://t.co/fNMLXXEa9C DocEditor@thedoceditorNov 21
Ooh, how marvellous @ProfRodham! I once sold Pam Ayres a pack of Eccles Cakes. (In a shop, rather than on eBay or s… https://t.co/RAdwL6E8i9 DocEditor@thedoceditorNov 20
Ah! Thank you SO much @sarahinthepark! That has made my day (it should have made my yesterday, but I am utterly rub… https://t.co/BHF2xKdJnz DocEditor@thedoceditorNov 7
Yay!! Terrific news (and terrific dancing) @dinnydaethat @PublishScotland https://t.co/Lwmso7JQEV DocEditor@thedoceditorNov 6
As someone who didn't use any semi-colons at all from 2000 to 2014 because I'd been told that I was doing it wrong,… https://t.co/9qWggqhKKG DocEditor@thedoceditorOct 10
Oh goodness, just saw this! Thank you, Karen, it really was such a pleasure to work with you xx https://t.co/liIYHhyx9c DocEditor@thedoceditorOct 10
@ProfRodham @Luke_Block @AberPsych @StaffsPsych Woo-hoo!! Looks fab. Congratulations from Cathy and Helen at… https://t.co/cBtBkb0GDg DocEditor@thedoceditorAug 5
RT @Twonic: Mission accomplished! Fantastic work everyone #wardiesandcastlechallenge @WaterAidUK @WardieChurch.… https://t.co/Y40ChMy6Ue DocEditor@thedoceditorJun 21
@GreyEditing Ooh, just EXACTLY what I need for my current project (all about presidents). Thank you! DocEditor@thedoceditorMay 13
@ProfRodham A week late to actual International Dawn Chorus Day but in the next few days will open my windows first… https://t.co/RpIhAcUSg8 DocEditor@thedoceditorApr 26
Utterly delighted to receive our first-ever thank you present! Thank you so much @ProfRodham for our gorgeous mugs… https://t.co/c6qwnthV2I DocEditor@thedoceditorApr 24
@ProfRodham @SelfHarmNotts Yum! Plus, top marks for excellent choice of mug. DocEditor@thedoceditorMar 15
@ljedit Same, Liz, same. We editors sometimes talk about the pressure we put ourselves under (and how that knocks o… https://t.co/cw7bCTWf6h DocEditor@thedoceditorMar 15
@ajentscotland @TheSfEP @EllenEditorial Yay! So well deserved, Angela. I hope you'll allow yourself a wee treat in… https://t.co/CNtkORhYYH DocEditor@thedoceditorMar 6
@School_Proof Hurrah for this new thing! Always love to hear of editors working together - it's the future. Best of luck to you. DocEditor@thedoceditorMar 1
@HannahGrego @ajentscotland @EditorIsla @islaybookfest @EdinEdits @EllenEditorial @humbieditorial Yup, kids are off… https://t.co/qbFCzDypge DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 6
Couldn’t have planned it better: editing a book today on law and gender. Depressing in parts, but the work that the… https://t.co/kylMvJzA4A DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 5
Advanced Professional Membership of @TheSfEP confirmed. Thank you to my clients and colleagues (including the ever-… https://t.co/7PEbdM6NEZ DocEditor@thedoceditorNov 30
Me too, @LouiseHarnby, but in a 'medical law' sort of a way. (Not quite so worthy of Mr Bean, although, I must say,… https://t.co/KDiEkNxKci DocEditor@thedoceditorSep 26
Lucky you! I loved @TheSfEP Efficient Editing and wish there was a way to do it again. But that would be duplicatin… https://t.co/y7HLuGETQH DocEditor@thedoceditorSep 6
@electriccycleco All local parents supercharged by your *free* coffee and doughnuts. Genius to have them ready for school run. Thank you. DocEditor@thedoceditorMar 31
@johanna_kantola @elombardo12 in Gender and Political Analysis the acknowledgements alone are a testament to the po… https://t.co/5zBOwPx5aD DocEditor@thedoceditorMar 30
RT @guardian: In our Google era, indexers are the unsung heroes of the publishing world https://t.co/Ol9XrznUYv DocEditor@thedoceditorMar 29
Well, first it was foggy and now it's raining. Pretty much sums up 29 March 2017 in this corner of Edinburgh. DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 27
@LouiseHarnby - yep, that'll ruin your day! Thank you for sharing - so useful! https://t.co/5y4FpPVUyg DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 18
@emeramchugh Misread as Things That Are In The Good Life... Margo, Jerry, Geraldine the Goat. Was quite impressed you could come up with 47. DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 16
Ooh! Exciting, hey @mariecampbell72? Thank you for sharing, @ProfMESmith - saves the usual lurk around Amazon four… https://t.co/QHusjgCJGD DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 14
@ajentscotland @CExchange Here's to next time! Glad I was easy to spot - am working on adding DocEditor mouse mat and mug for full effect... DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 14
RT @ajentscotland: @thedoceditor Sorry to have missed you today @CExchange - spotted your desk though! Looks like a great place for #coworking DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 14
RT @InformedScot: Great to hear about @Investment_2020 from Ann Robb - widening access to investment management careers for school/co… https://t.co/ROnqcREAZj DocEditor@thedoceditorFeb 14
RT @EdinEdits: February 14th, the perfect day for writing. Need a proofreader? Check out @EdinEdits to see how we can help!
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RT @ajentscotland: 'While elsewhere the talk is of walls & borders...' https://t.co/tdKSQ2nBka #international… https://t.co/2UsJE3Shei