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Dave Mandl<p>This is the kind of grammatical catastrophe that awaits you when you use the word "maths." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>I made a few changes to my website – added new images, adjusted some text, changed the header, etc.</p><p>It's a work in progress. I'm not very techy and am open to feedback if anything doesn't work or looks off to you: </p><p><a href="https://stancarey.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">stancarey.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>website</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WebDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyeditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/proofreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proofreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/proofreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proofreader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>I explored some of these ideas in an essay for the CIEP a few years ago: "How well read should editors be?"<br><a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2021/10/13/how-well-read-should-editors-be/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stancarey.wordpress.com/2021/1</span><span class="invisible">0/13/how-well-read-should-editors-be/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>The editors at the FT, a UK paper, may not realize that "welfare" is a loaded word in the US (weaponized mainly by the right) that is generally avoided these days. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>Not sure how I feel about the use of "premia" as the (Latin-correct) plural of "premium." It was clever when Quentin Crisp referred to the crowds at "football stadia," but this isn't Quentin Crisp. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latin</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>"Culs-de-sac." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>Here's a strange one:</p><p>After a friendly exchange with a former client (I'm a freelance copy-editor and proofreader), I visited their website and found that they now also copy-edit and proofread and are *using my writing, from my website, as their own, on their website*.</p><p>Entire sentences and paragraphs are identical. It's been like this for years. And this from someone I helped earn a doctorate.</p><p>What to do?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/plagiarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plagiarism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/proofreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proofreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodaoine</span></a></p>
Lady Wordsmith<p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grammar</span></a> question for fedi editors: what's correct?</p><p>find out if any of them IS aware<br>find out if any of them ARE aware</p><p>I thought the tense would depend on"any" but someone else thinks it depends on "them." </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>Before lasers were invented, was there a way to tell people you were paying super-close attention to something? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>People tend to under-use semicolons (because they're not sure where to use them, or they think using them makes them look like pedants), but this use is totally unnecessary and IMO wrong. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>I love my UK editor friends unreservedly, but I'll never understand the aversion to commas over there. This is from the FT. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>The trouble with dangling modifiers. New blog post:<br><a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/the-trouble-with-dangling-modifiers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stancarey.wordpress.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/06/the-trouble-with-dangling-modifiers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/syntax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>syntax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EnglishUsage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishUsage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a></p>
rednikki<p>Sad news from the world of publishing. When will this inter-style-guide warfare end? <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/proofreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proofreading</span></a> <br><a href="https://theonion.com/4-copy-editors-killed-in-ongoing-ap-style-chicago-manu-1819574341/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theonion.com/4-copy-editors-ki</span><span class="invisible">lled-in-ongoing-ap-style-chicago-manu-1819574341/</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>I thought the term "own-goal" had become common and generally understood in the US, but apparently not. The NYT helpfully explains what it means before quoting someone who uses it. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>"Deflected" from a party? I don't think I've ever seen this usage. Are they trying not to hurt Graydon Carter's feelings by not saying that he was "turned away" or "barred" from it or something? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>Misuse of the word "cowardly" here, which is an adjective, not an adverb, though the "-ly" is misleading. Nevertheless, Schumer is a coward. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a><br><a href="https://flipboard.com/@thenewrepublic/breaking-news-9mhchbihz/-/a-2DRu59XuR26ID1I3MEb9Vg%3Aa%3A436232176-%2F0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@thenewrepublic/</span><span class="invisible">breaking-news-9mhchbihz/-/a-2DRu59XuR26ID1I3MEb9Vg%3Aa%3A436232176-%2F0</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>And Michael Tomasello's book "Origins of Human Communication" has a sentence 261 words long that's more intelligible than many sentences one tenth its length.</p><p>Clarity hinges on structure and sense, and his line uses 11 semicolons – here, the right choice – to form a precisely executed parallelism.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/punctuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punctuation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MichaelTomasello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelTomasello</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/semicolons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>semicolons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/syntax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>syntax</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>Sometimes four short sentences are better than a single 140-word behemoth built with creaky semicolons and sticky tape. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/punctuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punctuation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/semicolons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>semicolons</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>Testimonials on my website from people whose writing I've copy-edited or proofread: <a href="https://stancarey.com/testimonials/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">stancarey.com/testimonials/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>If this is something you're interested in getting done, I'd love to hear from you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyeditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/proofreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proofreader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/proofreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proofreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/selfpublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfpublishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/JobSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JobSearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FediHire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediHire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GetFediHired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetFediHired</span></a></p>
Dave Mandl<p>I'm probably coming to this late, but are people using the word "penultimate" to mean "ultimate"? I may need to lie down. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
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