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Journal of an Academic Copyeditor
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Beyond the Basics: Author-Winning Copyediting
Image credit: Gemini O nce we have mastered the technical aspects of copyediting through reading, training, and experience, we will begin to notice that certain non-technical elements are equally important. Sometimes, it is our missteps that make us aware of these important elements, which can make or break our relationship with the author. In this piece, I'll explore some of these elements. Using Comments Tactically and Tactfully O ften, the only communication we have with o
Nov 4


Perfect Symmetry: Using "Not Only ... But Also" Correctly with the Help of Pinker's Bracketing Technique
Generated by Canva AI I n this post, we'll see examples of how to handle "not only ... but also" constructions correctly by using a...
Oct 4, 2024


A Language Lesson from a Whisky Bottle
My brother and I had finished two-thirds of this excellent whisky when he came down from the United States. After he left, it fell upon...
Feb 14, 2024


Vajesinh Pargi: The Proofreader-Poet
I had not heard of Vajesinh Pargi; not many have. Someone had put up a meme, a few lines from one of Vajesinh's poems, on her Facebook...
Nov 15, 2023


How Steven Pinker Sensitized Me To Figurative Language
O n page 48 of The Sense of Style , Steven Pinker talks about how stale idioms and metaphors deaden thought: "When a reader is forced to...
Sep 6, 2023
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