Comments on: If you pass this test I'll let you copy edit my novel https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/ Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: CherryBombSim https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493883 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:25:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493883 Yeah. Like I am really supposed to know whether or not they have “unfollow” in their particular stylebook.

P.S. The spellchecker didn’t like it either, hahaha.

]]> By: MadScientist https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493882 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:43:14 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493882 Dang, only 6/10. I doubt I’ll track down the AP Manual of Style though; every damned Manual of Style is different from the next.

]]> By: gwen https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493881 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:27:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493881 My score was 7/10, dumb mistakes, but seeing how often the editors fail in their editing job, I don’t think I did too badly.

]]> By: HalfMooner https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493880 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:18:51 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493880 “HalfMooner. I also differend with the Post on four points of style. Fail? No way! The newspapers do not own the stinking language!”

But the Editors do own it at the newspapers. Just ask ’em. Actually, I sympathize. Keeping the prose in a standard format makes the papers look more professional. Even when the contents are trivial crap.

]]> By: James https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493879 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:01:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493879 If you really are looking for an editor, I think I can hook you up with one who has about 40 years experience. I can tell you it will not be free if that is what you are looking for. If you are interested, you can contact me at the email address listed with this post.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493878 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:12:08 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493878 A friend of mine’s name is Dean and he is a dean.

]]> By: Lynn Wilhelm https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493877 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:05:40 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493877 I made a dumb mistake on the dean of the law school one. Dean should not be capitalized, but I knew that. I clicked the wrong answer!

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493876 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:16:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493876 “(The test prep co. owns the Wash Po, or vice versa)”

Seriously? Is this some kind of bought and paid for journalism then, making us all like tests or something?

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493875 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:12:38 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493875 HalfMooner. I also differend with the Post on four points of style. Fail? No way! The newspapers do not own the stinking language!

]]> By: HalfMooner https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/07/17/if-you-pass-this-test-ill-let-you-copy-edit-my-novel/#comment-493874 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:58:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12855#comment-493874 Got just 6 of 10. Guess I FAIL.

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