July 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
August 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Copyediting is a lost art.
February 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Copyediting is a lost art.
January 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
May 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It's also not really copyediting.
It's just red-penciled bitchery.
??????? is not copyediting; ??????? is being a jerk.
It's just red-penciled bitchery.
??????? is not copyediting; ??????? is being a jerk.
May 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It's also not really copyediting.
It's just red-penciled bitchery.
??????? is not copyediting; ??????? is being a jerk.
It's just red-penciled bitchery.
??????? is not copyediting; ??????? is being a jerk.
August 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
September 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
March 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
July 21, 2024 at 9:09 PM
It's very simple. Italicize what's on the masthead.
*The New York Times*
*The Washington Post*
*The Boston Globe*
the *Los Angeles Times*
the *Chicago Sun-Times*
the New York *Daily News*
*The New York Times*
*The Washington Post*
*The Boston Globe*
the *Los Angeles Times*
the *Chicago Sun-Times*
the New York *Daily News*
AKA Random House style since time immemorial.
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Basically, this is a copyediting test.
Trump questions if the Strait of Hormuz is actually “Straight”
March 18, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Basically, this is a copyediting test.
January 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This isn't even Copyediting 101.
It's, like, Copyediting 1.
It's, like, Copyediting 1.
September 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This isn't even Copyediting 101.
It's, like, Copyediting 1.
It's, like, Copyediting 1.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
March 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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April 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
April 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Copyediting related!
submission guidelines: you can use US or UK spellings, so long as you are consistent
me: listen it's not my fault you don't recognize the unique flavour that is Canadian English
me: listen it's not my fault you don't recognize the unique flavour that is Canadian English
September 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Copyediting related!
You Care And I Don’t, So You Win: The Copyediting Story
August 19, 2024 at 11:03 PM
You Care And I Don’t, So You Win: The Copyediting Story
April 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"filth"
Leo FTW
Leo FTW
Copyediting 101
[a homily]
open.substack.com
April 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
"filth"
Leo FTW
Leo FTW
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM