News Roundup

Lessons in Mechanics

Legitimate words, word usage, style points: what lessons will you put to use today?

Featured Topic: Working Freelance

Freelance editing can be an isolated way to earn a living. Where do you get advice for running your business better? Today’s articles will help you out.

Featured Topic: Use Your Tools

Whether it’s your markups, Word’s Track Changes, or your resumé, use your tools wisely.

Feature Topic: Usage

Today’s articles include insight into why whom is dying out, the connection between good and linking verbs, and some lessons in agreement.

Featured Topic: Editing Mechanics

A copyeditor’s main task is to correct mistakes in language mechanics, including grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Today’s articles lessons in all three.

Featured Topic: LinkedIn

LinkedIn rolled out a new design a few months ago. Today’s articles offer tips for using the site better, whether you’re an employee or a freelancer.

Featured topic: Words

Words, words, words: where would copyeditors be without them? Today’s articles feature the story of OK (coined in Boston, I’m proud to say), business jargon to avoid, and online dictionaries’ advantage of unlimited space.

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What copyeditor doesn’t love grammar? Today, we’ve got two grammar lessons for you, plus a book review of a new grammar book.

Featured topic: Prescriptivism and proper grammar

As copyeditors, we have definite opinions about language usage. We’d do well to remember what’s opinion and what’s a rule, John McIntyre reminds us. Still, there are rules we can follow, as our second and third stories demonstrate.

The business of copyediting can be tough. Today’s articles address that issue.