An editing house. An editorial publication.
Professional editors. Considered writing on the craft.
Global English Editing is a working editing practice with a growing editorial blog on language, communication, and the reader's mind. Founded in 2014.
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- Business Insider
- The Australian Financial Review
- BRW
- Writer's Digest
- Lifehacker
- Lifehack
Students & Academics
Theses, dissertations, journal articles, essays. PhD- and Masters-level editors.
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Authors & Publishers
Book editing, proofreading, manuscript evaluation. Professional book editors.
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Businesses & Professionals
Confidential business editing and proofreading. Fast turnarounds, professional results.
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Writing on the craft of language, communication, and the reader’s mind. From the editing team.
People who can't rest until they've landed on an explanation for something uncertain score higher on what researchers call the need for cognitive closure, a documented cognitive style where the discomfort of not knowing gets resolved by settling on almost any answer rather than the right one.
The drive to settle on any answer, right or wrong, can warp how we see the world—and researchers are finally mapping why some minds need closure more than others.
Despite decades of TV detectives insisting that liars can't hold eye contact, a review of more than 100 scientific studies found no reliable link between how much eye contact someone makes and whether they're telling the truth
When an older person says a plan or person "isn't worth the energy anymore," that's rarely apathy talking; it's usually a blunt but accurate description of how they've learned to spend a limited emotional budget
In a clinical trial, patients with IBS were handed a pill bottle labeled plainly as placebo pills with no active medication and told exactly that before they started, and their symptoms still improved significantly more than patients who received no pill at all
Adults without close friends may not be avoiding people because they dislike connection; they may simply have learned early that saying a need out loud didn't get it met, and it's easier now not to say it
A study that tracked more than 5,000 people for nearly two decades found that loneliness spreads from person to person almost like a cold, reaching not just friends but friends' friends' friends, three degrees away from anyone they've actually met
Meet the editors
The named editors who oversee editorial direction, review articles before publication, and stand behind the standards on this site.
Editors with credentials
Our editors hold PhDs and Masters across academic and book editing. Each piece is reviewed by an editor with subject-matter fit.
Affordable rates
Online-first operation lets us offer professional editing at a fraction of traditional agency rates without compromising quality.
Short turnarounds
Same-day and next-day delivery available on most jobs. Tight deadlines welcomed.