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If you're an editor thinking about using social media as a marketing tool, have I got an class for you: http://bit.ly/si8XpJ.
Need a #wotd? Here you go: Inanity, n. Silliness; shallowness, superficiality. #VocaBuilder
Good advice for bloggers on WordPress: http://productivewriters.com/2011....
Did you miss our March audio conference on new words? Here's a synopsis: (and an opportunity to buy the CD): http://www.copyediting.com/wordpre....
Pilcrow: ¶. The mark used to indicate a paragraph. #wotd #VocabBuilder
GRM includes entries for "being that" and "fait accompli." Find out what else is covered in our April audio conference: http://cpestore.mcmurry.com/...
I'm not one for April Fools' jokes, but Google's are always entertaining and well done: http://mail.google.com/mail....
It's the first of the month. Have you backed up your files and your website recently?
Good morning, all. The kids made it to school, tonight's soup is in the crockpot, the laundry is going, and I'm ready to work. Happy Friday.
Duly noted RT @PurplePenning: @Copyediting Thanks for the RT! Just wanted to note that I was quoting the MediaShift article by @NathanGibbs.
Editor credo: "It's not obsessive-compulsive or paranoid...to double-check; it's part of being responsible." (via @PurplePenning)
Where has this day gone? To pronoun antecedents and different types of agreements. Coming next week on the @Copyediting blog.
I know it's petty, but I cringe at "good'er." At @VisualThesaurus: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm....
APA's approach to abbreviations: http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyl....
Is it live live TV, live TV, or a recording? From @literalminded: http://literalminded.wordpress.com/2011...
Editor McIntyre? You Don't Say on titles: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news....
Good morning, all. Hanging with @billbrenner70 at our local Starbucks. It's a work-date thing.
I promised myself I wasn't going to comment on Jacqueline Howett's behavior. It turns out that I am: http://thewritingresource.net/2011....
New blog post: Author Meltdown? Pull a Charlie Sheen http://thewritingresource.net/2011...
First time this year I've opened the windows. Too bad by Friday, we'll be snowed in again. That's life in New England!
Gregg Ref. Manual allows subj. and obj. pronouns to have possessive antecedents. Find out why in our audio conference: http://cpestore.mcmurry.com/....
Note: DM @hiplainseditor, not me. RT @hiplainseditor: Available for editing/proofreading textbook project for April/May
Today's #VocabBuilder is octothorpe: #. Also called the pound key, among other names. #wotd
There are gray areas in copyediting. How much gray should you let through to publication? http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Cul... (via @PurplePenning)
Follow "ecbrenner" on StumbleUpon to check out my favorites on the web and share your faves with me! http://www.stumbleupon.com/...
On The Writing Resource, a miscellany of words to better your vocabulary. http://thewritingresource.net/2011...
New blog post: Vocab Builder: Miscellaneous Entries http://thewritingresource.net/2011...
*Finally* getting my morning tea. Maybe the day will turn around now.
One kid forgets his backpack, the chiropractor ran 20 min late, and my neighbors are having flooring installed. Is this Wednesday or Monday?
Thanks to all who RT my Copyediting post. For those who missed it: are you a copyeditor or a content editor: http://www.copyediting.com/wordpre...?
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