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Wordoku Answer: Algorithm

posted on April 12, 2018 by Dawn McIlvain Stahl

NL0418 Wordoku: Algorithm

In the April–May 2018 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for algorithm. Here’s the answer: Play more word games on our blog!This post is only available to members. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Games and Puzzles Tagged With: Copyediting newsletter, Dawn McIlvain Stahl, games and puzzles, Word games, wordoku

Wordoku Answer: Pointedly

posted on February 8, 2018 by Dawn McIlvain Stahl

Feb-Mar 2018 Wordoku Game: Pointedly

In the February–March 2018 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for pointedly. Here’s the answer: Play more word games on our blog!Can't access this article? Become an Individual subscriber, and gain immediate access to all our games and newsletters! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Games and Puzzles Tagged With: Copyediting newsletter, Dawn McIlvain Stahl, games and puzzles, Word games, wordoku

Sharing Bad News: Focus on the Message

posted on February 6, 2018 by Mark Allen

Show-and-Tell Editing

Life is good when copyeditors rule the communication process. But for important messages, such as a company’s crisis communications, the writing is often done by committee. The results can be awful, and changing anything can involve a battle. In a crisis communication, we have to deal with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Newsletter Sneak Peek Tagged With: Copyediting newsletter, editing exercise, Editorial Methods, Mark Allen, show-and-tell editing

Wordoku Answer: Townscape

posted on December 8, 2017 by Dawn McIlvain Stahl

NL1217 Wordoku Game: Townscape

In the December 2017–January 2018 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for townscape. Here’s the answer: You can play more word games on our blog.This post is only available to members. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Newsletter Sneak Peek Tagged With: Copyediting newsletter, Dawn McIlvain Stahl, games and puzzles, Word games, wordoku

Singular They: Balancing Style Guides and Common Sense

posted on December 4, 2017 by Mark Allen

Show-and-Tell Editing

Most of our important references for English usage agree that the pronouns they, their, and them are not always the plurals we expect them to be. The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary gives the plural construction of they as the first definition, but it also offers a definition (1b) that matches … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Newsletter Sneak Peek Tagged With: Copyediting newsletter, editing exercise, Editorial Methods, Mark Allen, show-and-tell editing

Wordoku Answer: Vibrantly

posted on October 10, 2017 by Dawn McIlvain Stahl

NL1017 Wordoku Puzzle: Vibrantly

In the October–November 2017 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for vibrantly. Here’s the answer: You can play more word games on our blog.  This post is only available to members. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Games and Puzzles Tagged With: Copyediting newsletter, Dawn McIlvain Stahl, games and puzzles, Word games, wordoku

Simplifying Complicated Sentences

posted on October 6, 2017 by Mark Allen

Show-and-Tell Editing

A simple idea may have exceptions, further information, qualifications, and multiple avenues for expression. All these are easily and simultaneously understood by the author, but sometimes they all get jammed into sentences that become impenetrable to the reader. Consider this paragraph: Let us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Newsletter Sneak Peek Tagged With: Copyediting newsletter, editing exercise, Editorial Methods, Mark Allen, show-and-tell editing

Wordoku Answer: Jocundity

posted on August 10, 2017 by Dawn McIlvain Stahl

NL0817 Wordoku Puzzle for Jocundity

In the August–September 2017 issue of Copyediting newsletter, we challenged you to solve the Wordoku puzzle for jocundity. Here’s the answer: You can play more word games on our blog. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Copyediting newsletter, Dawn McIlvain Stahl, games and puzzles, Word games, wordoku

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