Words¹ misspelled² so often, even in edited text, that my copy-editor's heart does a little happy dance when I see them spelled appropriately:

ad nauseam, complement, its, just deserts, led, minuscule, principle, supersede

¹ In a broad sense, to include phrases.
² The descriptivist in me protests the implicit judgement, but "spelled in a nonstandardized way" is on the wordy side for a throwaway Mastodon post.

#language #spelling #words #EnglishUsage #editing #copyediting #proofreading

My #current list:  

#editing
* Assessing submissions to Tangled Tree Publishing & Hot Tree Publishing

#proofreading
* "Fight for Us" by Sophia Quinn

#reading
* "The Haunting of Paynes Hollow" by Kelley Armstrong
* "Advent" by Daniel Pyle
* "The Xmas Day Butcher" by Spencer Guerrero

Editing catch of the day:

A reference to Chico in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is now a reference to Chico in "A Fistful of Dollars". A good reminder of the always-look-it-up principle

#AmEditing #copyediting #proofreading #editing

❗ Experienced editor/proofreader (5+ yrs experience in reviewing analytical reports, civic freedoms terminology) wanted for the Monitoring Action for Civic Space (#MACS) project.

📖 You will review 7 country reports to ensure clarity, consistency, accuracy, and alignment with our standards.

💡 Our goal is to advance democratic rights and European values by empowering civil society.
Apply by 8 December: https://ecnl.org/job-openings
#Hiring #JobOpportunity #Editor #Proofreading #HumanRights

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#AI #Gemini #ChatGPT #Programming #Proofreading #DocumentComparison #CôngNghệ #TríTuệNhânTạo

https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1p8sd2g/experiences_with_chatgpt51_vs_gemini_3_pro/

I need a PDF reader for Linux that can handle comments well - overview list, add a comment etc. I need to go through a proof reading of a book 500 pages long, so it need to work well. Any recommendations?

#FLOSS #FOSS #PDF #Proofreading #Linux

"The following groups of words illustrate variations in spelling that may occur in roots or inflectional endings of related words in different parts of speech."

Spelling and Vocabulary for the Secretary
by Long, Tillett, and Woodbridge
for Katharine Gibbs School, New York

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After I became a proofreader, my dad gave me this reference book, which belonged to my grandmother who I never met. She traveled to New York to attend Katharine Gibbs School in the 1930s and later became a chief administrator at Duke Hospital.

She must have used this book quite often. It is worn and filled with her handwritten notes. I wish I could have connected with her as a fellow word nerd.

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#page42 #pagina42 #hashtaggames
• Grab the nearest book.
• Turn to page 42.
• Find the 2nd sentence.
• Post the sentence in a toot with the hashtag and write the rules as a comment to it.
• Don't look for your favorite, coolest or wittiest book. Go for the closest.
• Don’t forget the hashtags.

#proofreading #spelling #secretary #bookstodon #book