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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 6:23amErin Brenner0
In today’s News Roundup, we have stories on the tasks of copyediting, recognizing dangling modifiers, and more.
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A copyeditor makes lots of little decision throughout a manuscript. What happens when she changes her mind halfway through? Find out in “Shall I Drive This Writer Crazy? A Copy Editor Decides” (Lingua Franca)
More great articles
- “Watch Out for the Birdie?”: Just how intimidating is a tweet? (OxfordWords)
- “Why Do Kids Say Versing?”: The story behind the verbing of this preposition. (Grammar Girl)
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 9:20amErin Brenner0
When I look at revisions to my work, I try to wear my copyeditor’s hat on and keep my writer’s hat stuffed in the closet. I consider each revision and what the copyeditor was trying to achieve. Reviewing the copyedits of a manuscript that I wrote for a client recently, I had a hard time doing that. I had a lot of comments that simply said:
AU: Revise?
No text was changed. No specific words or phrases were highlighted. The entire sentence bore the comment “AU: Revise?” It drove me mad. Revise what? In what way does this sentence need help? For each “AU: Revise?” I had to guess what the copyeditor might have taken issue with. Was everything grammatically correct? Had I missed a style point? A usage rule? How was the sentence not right?
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 6:20amErin Brenner0
In today’s News Roundup, some tips for using the internet to find work, plus lessons in journalese, irregular verbs, and more.
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Not having an online presence can prevent freelancers from getting offers. Learn some simple ways to create an online presence in “How to Find Freelance Editing Work.” (Catch the Sun)
More great articles
- “Avoiding ‘Journalese’”: Probe. Lambast. Decry. Cut the journalese out of your writing. (After Deadline)
- “You Lost Me at Knickers!”: False ranges can leave your readers scratching their...
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Friday, February 17, 2012 - 8:49amDawn McIlvain Stahl0
Answers to the Feb. 13 Arcade game appear at the end of this post.
It’s fitting that there are so many words that express the idea of a jumbled assortment, but it made it difficult for me to choose a name for this word game. Hodgepodge is an old favorite and certainly captures the pieced-together aspect of the game, but I can never resist a new favorite. In this case: gallimaufry (audio pronunciation) which narrowly beat also-new-to-me salmagundi. Gallimaufry, like many other ...
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