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Copy editor, proofreader, sporadic writer, and punctilious dabbler in the Wordiverse.
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I have mixed feelings about this one. #CopyEditors #Proofreaders

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

I love #CMOS wording for certain words 👇 This one’s so corrupt. preventive. Although the corrupt form *preventative* is fairly common, the strictly correct form is *preventive*. #AmEditing #Copyeditors #edibuddies

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:

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submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

😶*breathes in… and gets the feels*🙂‍↔️ When you finish a massive manuscript, return it, and then wait in anticipation… Then receive a message (a good one), payment (good payment!), and the feels (the best feels). Ah, the life that lives. #AmEditing

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

I was just never afraid. I was never just afraid. 🦹🏼‍♂️ It amazes me how delicate the ordering of words can be, how profound the meaning can change with one… little… movement 🙀 #AmEditing

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Sometimes I enjoy going through my lists of questionable hyphens or their lack of. It’s like a puzzle, and I like puzzles 🧩 #AmEditing

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

I just discovered another departure from the 17th edition #ChicagoManualOfStyle. Scholastic Grades! I'm glad this didn't come up for me after the 18th came out. Here's an example: #CMOS17: I mostly got Cs and Bs in high school. #CMOS18: In college, I got mostly A's. True facts. #AmEditing 🎓

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

“She was the librarian.” What a legendary addition to her tale. My father introduced me to the song she so inspired; it’ll stay with me forever. Rest in peace, Alice.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments