Tag Archives: Editing

Big Word Day

When I was in seventh grade, I got booted from the big spelling bee on “rhinoceros” after debating and then incorrectly adding a “u” at the end. You can bet I have spelled that word correctly every time it has … Continue reading

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Proofreading Day

Another day commemorating a big part of my professional career. I used to have an anonymous blog where I collected typos and other gaffes that I caught and fixed as an editor, but it was so anonymous that I can’t … Continue reading

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Prevent Plagiarism Day

“If it’s on the internet, I can just use it without saying where I got it, right?” This is one of the banes of my professional existence. Someone else wrote those words, took that photo, drew that picture. Why on … Continue reading

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