I am nothing but a #copyeditor, and can and want to be nothing else ๐ค Enemy of typoos๐ฐ Friend of Word and words โบ๏ธ #EFA #ACES #SfEP #EditorsCanada #amediting
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In many ways, being a #copyeditor is like sitting for an #English exam that never ends.
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
This week we check in with Dickens, #StetPet editorial assistant of OR author and editor @JerrySmith6559.
"My editorial assistant and morale officer moonlights as a structural engineer. Here he tests a new bench on the boardwalk to see if it can safely support 80 lbs. It can."
ALT Dog sitting on a bench on a pier boardwalk.
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
This is Assistant Proofreader, #StetPet editorial assistant to Boston editor @H_E_Saunders.
Heather posted a belly-scratchingly good thread yesterday with a look into Assistant Proofreader's diligent work day: x.com/H_E_Saunders/status/12โฆ
Extra virtual ear scratches all around!
ALT White dog on its back, looking at camera with big smile
15 Jan 2020
A Day In The Life Of #AssistantProofreader: A Thread
Morning ruined because her brother is not letting her bite his face. ๐
ALT White pibble on a windowseat, looking forlornly at her brother, who is not letting her bite his face.
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
Roll Call: who is joining us in Salt Lake City for #ACES2020? The early bird rate ends this Wednesday, Jan. 15!
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
8 Jan 2020
๐The #BTS comeback announcement has driven a 31,000% spike in searches for 'come prima,' a term meaning โin the same manner as the first time.โ merriam-webster.com/news-treโฆ
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
19 Dec 2019
Seriously, @Scrabble, why arenโt ANY of these words?
Belipfy
Blepify
Febilyp
Feyblip
Flybipe
Pifleby
Plebify
Pybifle
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
11 Dec 2019
Join editor @PeterSokolowski as he explains the data and decisions behind our #WordOfTheYear process: merriam-webster.com/video/20โฆ
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
10 Dec 2019
The word โtheyโ
- was looked up 313% more this year than last.
- had a new sense added in September.
- is increasingly common in both public and personal communication.
โTheyโ is our 2019 #WordOfTheYear.
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
2 Dec 2019
At the desk. Much as I have fellow feeling for elderly cranks, I do not weep for the Apostrophe Protection society.
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
26 Nov 2019
Arrived today: "The Whole World in a Book: Dictionaries in the Nineteenth Century" from OUP (@OxUniPress), which includes my chapter "The Invention of the Modern Dictionary."
global.oup.com/academic/prodโฆ
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
22 Nov 2019
At the desk. Snip a comma, stet a comma, snip a comma, stet a comma, snip, snip, snip. snip a lot, stet a little now ...
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
8 Nov 2019
Being correct is good, but being hypercorrect can make you look foolish.
bit.ly/2Q0DMQf
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
1 Oct 2019
Itโs finally here! Today we publish the 7th edition of the Publication Manual and launch a new APA Style website and blog! In this first blog post, we share some of the questions we've received over the years & discuss what's new in #APAStyle! apastyle.apa.org/blog/new-edโฆ
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6 Sep 2019
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
4 Sep 2019
Q. How do I cite a YouTube video in Chicago style?
Q. Can an em dash be used to connect two complete sentences?
Q. Are decimals from zero to one singular or plural?
We answer your #ChicagoStyle questions in the September Q&A at CMOS Online! chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanโฆ
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OED Word of the Day: fuhgeddaboudit, int. In representations of regional speech (associated especially with New York and New Jersey): โforget about itโ, used to indicate that a suggested scenario is unlikely or undesirable.
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
10 Aug 2019
Just discovered Shapecatcher.com, for those times when you're so desperate to type a special character you go to this website and draw a picture of it to get the Unicode.
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El Editor ๐ retweeted
8 Aug 2019
"Sure, You Got Aโs in EnglishโBut Do You Know Where Commas Go?" Feeling feisty today at #CMOSShoptalk: cmosshoptalk.com/2019/08/08/โฆ
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