Comments on: What I Learned From Copyediting http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/ Website for author Nicole Peeler Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:57:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: erik http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-918 erik Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:32:49 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-918 oh don't worry - i can't WAIT to read the book! oh don’t worry – i can’t WAIT to read the book!

]]> By: Nicole Peeler http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Nicole Peeler Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:58:59 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-917 You'll just have to read the book, darling. :-) Okay, I won't do that. It's David Gray. He's got funny ears and poetic lyrics and he puffs my pastry. You’ll just have to read the book, darling. :-)

Okay, I won’t do that. It’s David Gray. He’s got funny ears and poetic lyrics and he puffs my pastry.

]]> By: erik http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-916 erik Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:27:11 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-916 ooh, now i want to know who the artist was! ooh, now i want to know who the artist was!

]]> By: Nicole Peeler http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Nicole Peeler Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:11:23 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-915 Kait: Me too!!! I feel the same way. I apparently like my spaces like I like my cheese: French. Kait: Me too!!! I feel the same way. I apparently like my spaces like I like my cheese: French.

]]> By: Kait Nolan http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Kait Nolan Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:42:40 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-914 Oh the single space thing drives me CRAZY. I was taught years and years ago when I learned to type that you put two spaces. It is inherent and automatic and I find it much easier to read with two spaces. Whenever I turn in a manuscript, I'll just have to do a search and replace to make it single. Oh the single space thing drives me CRAZY. I was taught years and years ago when I learned to type that you put two spaces. It is inherent and automatic and I find it much easier to read with two spaces. Whenever I turn in a manuscript, I’ll just have to do a search and replace to make it single.

]]> By: Nicole Peeler http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Nicole Peeler Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:37:41 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-913 JC: Can I call it "freedom spacing"? Erik: Thanks for the offer, but I just took it all out to be safe. Me no likey getting sued. Plus I totally want to make out with the artist in question, so that would totally scupper my plans if he sued me. Suing is not appropriate foreplay. And he and I have a date with destiny. Oh yes. A date with destiny. And did everyone enjoy my use of the freedom spacing? Thanks. JC: Can I call it “freedom spacing”?

Erik: Thanks for the offer, but I just took it all out to be safe. Me no likey getting sued. Plus I totally want to make out with the artist in question, so that would totally scupper my plans if he sued me. Suing is not appropriate foreplay. And he and I have a date with destiny. Oh yes. A date with destiny.

And did everyone enjoy my use of the freedom spacing? Thanks.

]]> By: erik http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-912 erik Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:11:21 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-912 hey - licensing music is, well, my job. if you really want to use something, maybe i can give you a hand trying to get it cleared! hey – licensing music is, well, my job. if you really want to use something, maybe i can give you a hand trying to get it cleared!

]]> By: JC http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-911 JC Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:07:20 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-911 Haha, another funny thing about HTML is that you can't use angle brackets. Whoops, I forgot that. Here's my final sentence from point (1) above: Purists who prefer English spacing couldn’t insert "[space][space]", but instead resorted to "[space][ampersand]nbsp;" -- which is just plain ugly. Haha, another funny thing about HTML is that you can’t use angle brackets. Whoops, I forgot that. Here’s my final sentence from point (1) above:

Purists who prefer English spacing couldn’t insert “[space][space]“, but instead resorted to “[space][ampersand]nbsp;” — which is just plain ugly.

]]> By: JC http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-910 JC Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:05:43 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-910 1) The new edition of the MLA Style Manual has gotten rid of the two spaces after periods/full-stops. The "old" way is called English spacing, while the new is called French spacing. Damn French. I think a lot of motivation behind the change must be the internet: HTML doesn't recognize more than one space no matter how many you write in a row. Purists who prefer English spacing couldn't insert , but instead resorted to nbsp; -- which is just plain ugly. 2) Ellipses are weird. I think four means that it's also at the end of a sentence. The tight spacing is not for you to worry about (I imagine) as it'll be changed by the typesetter (I imagine). 5) At least the Chicago Style Manual is a beautiful orange colour. :-) 1) The new edition of the MLA Style Manual has gotten rid of the two spaces after periods/full-stops. The “old” way is called English spacing, while the new is called French spacing. Damn French. I think a lot of motivation behind the change must be the internet: HTML doesn’t recognize more than one space no matter how many you write in a row. Purists who prefer English spacing couldn’t insert , but instead resorted to nbsp; — which is just plain ugly.

2) Ellipses are weird. I think four means that it’s also at the end of a sentence. The tight spacing is not for you to worry about (I imagine) as it’ll be changed by the typesetter (I imagine).

5) At least the Chicago Style Manual is a beautiful orange colour. :-)

]]> By: Nicole Peeler http://www.nicolepeeler.com/2009/04/what-i-learned-from-copyediting/comment-page-1/#comment-909 Nicole Peeler Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:13:13 +0000 http://nicolepeeler.com/?p=307#comment-909 Katie: I'm with you, sistah. One seems wrong. WRONG, I tell you. Wrong. PS: Newks is DELICIOUS. Katie: I’m with you, sistah. One seems wrong. WRONG, I tell you. Wrong.

PS: Newks is DELICIOUS.

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