{"id":570,"date":"2015-12-15T20:52:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T20:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/?p=570"},"modified":"2017-09-20T20:53:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T20:53:19","slug":"pld-sessions-at-ata56-amanda-morris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/2015\/12\/15\/pld-sessions-at-ata56-amanda-morris\/","title":{"rendered":"PLD Sessions at ATA56: Amanda Morris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re back with another\u00a0post containing\u00a0information about PLD members who shared their knowledge with attendees at the ATA 56th Annual Conference this year.\u00a0<strong>Amanda Morris<\/strong>, attorney and legal translator, has shared the slides she used for her session: \u201c<strong>Commas, Parentheses, and Ellipses: Where They Go and How They Work<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1819 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot-from-2015-12-07-220021-1024x768.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot-from-2015-12-07-220021-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot-from-2015-12-07-220021-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot-from-2015-12-07-220021.png 1282w\" alt=\"Screenshot from 2015-12-07 22:00:21\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><br \/>\nA well-placed comma can change everything! Proper punctuation is the worker bee of good writing, but it can also sting. In this session, the speaker\u00a0discussed basic punctuation and capitalization rules, how they interact with each other, and the usage differences between Brazilian Portuguese and American English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slides in PDF:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Amanda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view or download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/amanda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1821\" src=\"https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/amanda-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"amanda\" width=\"100\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>Amanda Morris is a Portuguese&lt;&gt;English freelance translator and a legal translation instructor at New York University\u2019s School of Professional Studies. In a former life, she worked in Brazil as a lawyer, a legal advisor to television shows, and as a law professor. She has a master\u2019s degree and PhD in law from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember:<br \/>\n<\/strong>You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/conf\/2015\/econ.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order the ATA eConference<\/a>\u00a0and have unlimited access to 169 recorded sessions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re back with another\u00a0post containing\u00a0information about PLD members who shared their knowledge with attendees at the ATA 56th Annual Conference this year.\u00a0Amanda Morris, attorney and legal translator, has shared the slides she used for her session: \u201cCommas, Parentheses, and Ellipses: Where They Go and How They Work.\u201d Abstract: A well-placed comma can change everything! 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