The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, with Exercises and Answer KeysThe Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. Addressed to copyeditors in book publishing and corporate communications, this thoughtful handbook explains what copyeditors do, what they look for when they edit a manuscript, and how they develop the editorial judgment needed to make sound decisions. This book may be used for self-instruction or as a textbook in copyediting classes. The fifteen practice exercises--ranging from sets of sentences to 900-word articles--are accompanied by answer keys and detailed line-by-line explanations. Readers will also welcome the glossary of copyediting jargon, glossary of grammar terms, and a checklist for analyzing the idiosyncrasies of a publisher's "house style." All editors will want to keep this handy reference right next to their copy of The Chicago Manual of Style, Words into Type, or the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. |
Contents
II | 1 |
III | 3 |
IV | 4 |
V | 15 |
VI | 19 |
VII | 21 |
VIII | 23 |
IX | 29 |
XXVIII | 117 |
XXIX | 119 |
XXX | 121 |
XXXI | 122 |
XXXII | 125 |
XXXIII | 126 |
XXXIV | 151 |
XXXV | 171 |
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The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate ... Amy Einsohn Limited preview - 2000 |
The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate ... Amy Einsohn Limited preview - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
abbreviations acronyms adverb alphabetical American APA style appear Associated Press Stylebook attributive adjective author's preference called capitalization chapter Chicago citations codes colon column comma Compound adjectives conventions copyediting copyeditor correct cross-references dash delete dictionary digits document e. e. cummings editing editorial coordinator editorial style ellipsis em dash endnotes English entry errors example expressed figure files footnotes grammar graph hard copy head house style hyphen in-text independent clause indicate insert italics language letter Lorem ipsum lowercase M-W Collegiate manuscript meaning misspelled modifier NAIRU nonrestrictive notes numbers on-screen paragraph parentheses participle percent phrase picas plural precedes preposition printed pronoun proper nouns publishers query quotation marks readers redlined reference list Revision rules running text semicolon serial comma singular space spelled-out spelling style manuals style sheet tence term tion typecoding unit uppercase usage usually verb word processing wordspace write