Copy editing means more than you think
I would like to give a better answer to that question, which essentially amounts to: Why do you think copy editing is a meaningful aspect of the newspaper?
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Tag Archives: copy editing
My greatest nemesis: The ampersand
Why do we need a fancy symbol for this? Well, the continued existence of the ampersand seems to suggest we do. But this usage suggests a convolutedness that transcends this simple claim to efficiency.
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Unleashing my evil editor spirit
Upholding grammatical conventions doesn’t really matter when it comes to our everyday speech. Personally, I get more satisfaction from people mistakenly attempting to look superior by misusing them or incorrectly correcting others.
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The heart of the matter
More importantly, though, my sister has heart – the instinct to empathize, not overthink. In journalism, heart is the secret ingredient.
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Under your spell(ing)
I decided writing was about creativity, not about getting bogged down in the nitty-gritty details. If writing was its own kind of art, how could there be mistakes?
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If you can read this, thank someone
Language acquisition happens as life happens — whether it’s your first, second or seventh language, everyone knows that the only way to truly learn it is to be immersed.
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‘It’ — is it?
In a shocking turn of events, this will be about spoken word poetry — not the movie “It.” The movie “It” is scary, so I have not seen “It,” because I am scared of scary things. Such as “It.”
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Words you literally can’t even use anymore
Next time you start a sentence, whether in paper, on text or out of your own mouth, think about whether that word you’re about to express is alive or dead.
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Tips to copy edit your résumé
One simple typo that could be found with an easy proofread and would save hours and hours of effort and prevent an immediate rejection letter.
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The cursed blessing of subtitles
Film would not be film, cannot be film, without the written word.
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