Word Choice

Submitted by Erin Brenner on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 5:20am

04/22/13 News Roundup

Featured Topic: Style Guides

Style guides are a great resources for copyeditors, offering more than just style advice. Today, we hear from The Chicago Manual of Style, AMA Manual of Style, and APA Manual.

Submitted by Erin Brenner on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 6:20am

Will we start using themself … again? Also in today’s News Roundup: a social media schedule for freelancers, owning multiple dictionaries, pronoun antecedents, and how not to correct your author. Welcome to Wednesday, copyeditors!

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Once an acceptable word. will themself become one again? Read the argument for it in “Should It Be Everyone for Themself Where Grammar’s Concerned?” (OxfordWords)

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Submitted by Erin Brenner on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 5:20am

09/14/12 News Roundup

Get a lesson in headline writing from Charles Apple. Also in today’s News Roundup: modifying words, the story of chocolate, and your Friday bonus.

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Charles Apple reviews the headlines focused on this week’s US embassy attack in “Are Question Headlines Really Effective on a Day Like This?” (The Visual Side of Journalism)

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Submitted by Erin Brenner on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 5:20am

09/04/12 News Roundup

Can consent be a transitive verb? Also in today’s News Roundup: word choice as a dating mechanism, SEO as a client finder, and more lessons just for copyeditors.

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Can consent be a transitive verb? Find out in “A Symptom of Medical English”: (The Grammarphobia Blog)

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Submitted by Erin Brenner on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 5:21am

07/24/12 News Roundup

Twenty-five lesson to improve your freelance business. Also in today’s News Roundup: makeshift memorial, you people, tweets, and eggcorns.

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Find out how to become a more successful freelancer in “Top 25 Lessons Learned in 25 Years of Freelancing.” (FreelanceSwitch)

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Submitted by Erin Brenner on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 5:20am

07/17/12 News Roundup

When to take an editing test—and when to take a pass. Also in today’s News Roundup: understanding the mysteries of copyediting, describing subatomic particles, listening to Churchill, and considering the difference between store and shop.

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Some warning signs for when not to take an editing test in “Should You Take a Company’s Test to Land a Gig?.” (Freelance Switch)

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Submitted by Erin Brenner on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 5:20am

06/25/12 News Roundup

Is there room for another freelance editor in children’s book publishing? Also in today’s News Roundup: a quiz from Grammar Girl, tips on searching with Google, and a lesson in hyphens. Happy Monday, copyeditors!

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There are opportunities aplenty for freelance editors in children’s publishing. Read about them in “Why Children’s Publishing Needs Freelance Editors Now.” (Publishing Perspectives)

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Submitted by Erin Brenner on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 5:20am

03/15/12 News Roundup

Copyeditors work fast and catch everything, right? Debunk copyediting myths for your authors. Also in today’s News Roundup, borne of, typefaces for numerals, and more.

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Educate employers and clients on the realities of copyediting with “Debunking the Five Biggest Myths About Copyeditors.” (Christine Parizo Communications Blog)

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