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PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520294351
ISBN-139780520294356
eBay Product ID (ePID)25038297982
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Number of Pages384 Pages
Publication NameCopyeditor's Workbook : Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment
LanguageEnglish
SubjectStyle Manuals, Editing & Proofreading, Grammar & Punctuation
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorMarilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn, Erika Buky
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
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Table Of ContentPreface List of Abbreviations EXERCISES A Copyediting Challenge: Test Your Skills PART 1. THE ABCs OF COPYEDITING 1. WHAT COPYEDITORS DO Exercise 1-1. Comparing Editorial Styles Exercise 1-2. Preliminary File Cleanup 2. BASIC PROCEDURES Exercise 2-1. Hand Marking a Manuscript Exercise 2-2. Editing On-Screen Exercise 2-3. Editorial Markup of PDF Files Exercise 2-4. Querying Exercise 2-5. Creating a Style Sheet Exercise 2-6. Writing a Transmittal Memo 3. REFERENCE BOOKS AND RESOURCES Exercise 3-1. Using Dictionaries Exercise 3-2. Using Style Manuals Exercise 3-3. Consulting Usage Guides Exercise 3-4. Using the Google Books Ngram Viewer Exercise 3-5. Using Practical Grammar Exercise 3-6. Doing Internet Research Exercise 3-7. Specialized Style Guides PART 2. EDITORIAL STYLE 4. PUNCTUATION Exercise 4-1. Punctuation Exercise 4-2. Restrictive versus Nonrestrictive Modifiers Exercise 4-3. Editorial Zealotry: A Light Copyedit Exercise 4-4. American Humor: A Medium Copyedit 5. SPELLING AND HYPHENATION Exercise 5-1. Compound Forms Exercise 5-2. A Publisher's Catalog: A Light Copyedit Exercise 5-3. A Health Newsletter: A Medium Copyedit 6. CAPITALIZATION AND THE TREATMENT OF NAMES Exercise 6-1. Capitalization Exercise 6-2. Finding Work: A Light Copyedit 7. NUMBERS AND NUMERALS Exercise 7-1. Numbers and Numerals in Nontechnical Text Exercise 7-2. Numbers and Numerals in Technical Text Exercise 7-3. Editing a Recipe 8. QUOTATIONS Exercise 8-1. Quotations Exercise 8-2. It's Our Money Awards: More Quotations 9. ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS Exercise 9-1. Medical Language: Abbreviations and Symbols Exercise 9-2. A Travel Guide: More Abbreviations and Symbols 10. TABLES, GRAPHS, AND ART Exercise 10-1. Editing Tables Exercise 10-2. Restructuring Tables Exercise 10-3. Editing More Complex Tables Exercise 10-4. Editing Graphs 11. REFERENCES Exercise 11-1. Editing Author-Date References Exercise 11-2. Taming Citation Managers Exercise 11-3. Editing Reference Notes Exercise 11-4. Creating Author-Date Citations 12. FRONT AND BACK MATTER Exercise 12-1. Editing a Table of Contents Exercise 12-2. Editing a Glossary 13. MARKUP Exercise 13-1. Markup of Greeked Text Exercise 13-2. Markup of Instructional Text: A First-Aid Guide PART 3. LANGUAGE EDITING 14. GRAMMAR AND USAGE: PRINCIPLES AND PITFALLS Exercise 14-1. Found in the Wild Exercise 14-2. The Truth Is Out There 15. BEYOND GRAMMAR Exercise 15-1. Editing for Bias-Free Writing Exercise 15-2. Editing for Plain Language Exercise 15-3. Counting Heads: Beyond Copyediting ANSWER KEYS Appendix: Manual Copyediting Symbols Selected Bibliography
SynopsisPut your editing skills into practice with this new companion to the handbook on every copyeditor's desk. The Copyeditor's Workbook --a companion to the indispensable Copyeditor's Handbook, now in its fourth edition--offers comprehensive and practical training for both aspiring and experienced copyeditors. Exercises of increasing difficulty and length, covering a range of subjects, enable you to advance in skill and confidence. Detailed answer keys offer a grounding in editorial basics, appropriate usage choices for different contexts and audiences, and advice on communicating effectively with authors and clients. The exercises provide an extensive workout in the knowledge and skills required of contemporary editors. Features and Benefits Workbook challenges editors to build their skills and to use new tools. Exercises vary and increase in difficulty and length, allowing users to advance along the way. Answer keys illustrate several techniques for marking copy, including marking PDFs and hand marking hard copy. Book includes access to online exercises available for download., The Copyeditor's Workbook --a companion to the indispensable Copyeditor's Handbook, now in its fourth edition--offers comprehensive and practical training for both aspiring and experienced copyeditors. Exercises of increasing difficulty and length, covering a range of subjects, enable you to advance in skill and confidence. Detailed answer keys offer a grounding in editorial basics, appropriate usage choices for different contexts and audiences, and advice on communicating effectively with authors and clients. The exercises provide an extensive workout in the knowledge and skills required of contemporary editors. Features and benefits Workbook challenges editors to build their skills and to use new tools. Exercises vary and increase in difficulty and length, allowing users to advance along the way. Answer keys illustrate several techniques for marking copy, including marking PDFs and hand marking hard copy. Book includes access to online exercises available for download.
LC Classification NumberPN4784.C75B78 2019
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