The Joy of Copyediting

Grocery store gets grammatical

November 10, 2009

A pleasant surprise at the checkout counter the other day: Many thanks to Moeskido‘s eagle eyes.

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The art and craft of editing: a case study

July 20, 2009

Vanity Fair’s edit of Sarah Palin’s resignation speech illustrates beautifully, in all its technicolor glory, the importance of competent writers, editors, and proofreaders (and research departments):

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Insert some sort of legal briefs pun here

April 17, 2009

It’s all over Twitter already, but this really can’t get too much support: “The most epic typo in the history of errors,” thanks to Schaffer the Darklord. I’m in love with the pithy ending to the story as well.

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Adventures in Google Images: Still haven’t found what I’m looking for

April 9, 2009

Yeah, yeah, I know: I’m way behind on writing over here. I’m not proud. I’ll be back to it as soon as I can. In the meantime, courtesy of my friend Susan, an amusing not-quite-typo: To accompany an article about recent statements made by U2 manager Paul McGuinness, a photo of McGuinness with singer Bono [...]

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Thinking big, thinking bi.

March 27, 2009

Part of what I do for a—I use this word with quotes so loud they ring—”living” is fix typos. On the whole, most typos won’t set your loins a-tingle, but every now and then one comes along that just makes a person smile. Today’s typo of cheer comes from a “big“-thinking author posting on Twitter [...]

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