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Words of Advice (and How to Spell Them)

If you apply for a job as a copy editor, you’ll probably have to take a test. You may anticipate grammar and style questions, but what about spelling? In the age of spell check, it’s easy to forget...

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Words and Widgets

Are you familiar with widgets? They are helpful (and fun) little applications for your desktop, such as a dictionary or thesaurus. I use the Oxford American Dictionaries widget built into Mac OS X...

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Free Reference Materials

Even though no editor’s bookshelf is complete without a copy of The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, online publisher Bartleby.com has made the first edition available for free....

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Not Just for Chicago Fans

The Chicago Manual of Style Online is a great resource for editors in general, not just those who follow this style. While some parts of the site are specific to Chicago or only available to...

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Oldie but Goodie

I still have my English textbook from middle school – a sure sign I’m in the right profession. While it’s not the latest or trendiest of such books, John E. Warriner’s English Composition and Grammar:...

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Recommended Reading (Not Just for Editors)

Out of all the types of reference books, my favorite is the good ol’ dictionary (with the thesaurus a close second). Most copy editors have a favorite (I’m a Merriam-Webster girl myself), but anyone...

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Online Language Tools for Word Nerds

If, like me, your desk is littered with dictionaries and style manuals, you may want to add some online resources to your editorial arsenal. Here’s a great review of the “best online language tools for...

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Book Review: Back to Basics with Booher

Sometimes we editors are accused of being nitpicky. We’re busy debating whether it’s really OK to use “alright” instead of “all right” while other people are thinking, “So what?” Well, that’s our job....

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The 16th Edition Is Here! The 16th Edition Is Here!

When the new edition of The Chicago Manual of Style arrived in the mail recently, my reaction was akin to Navin Johnson’s in The Jerk when the new phone book arrives (hence the title of this post)....

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