Comments on: I wouldn’t fire too many copy editors http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/07/24/i-wouldnt-fire-too-many-copy-editors/ Thoughts from a technologist and journalist Wed, 09 May 2012 14:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: pat http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/07/24/i-wouldnt-fire-too-many-copy-editors/comment-page-1/#comment-4215 pat Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:24:06 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=320#comment-4215 @Andy, That's pretty awesome. I will say that I have been upset by some editing that has been done to my work over the years. Sometimes I feel like copy editors (or subeditors) just want to impart their will onto pieces because they don't get to write. On that note, however, I have never wrote angry e-mails to people, especially expletive filled ones. But I have done copy editing in the past, and I recognize its importance. I must admit that my AP Style is very rusty. You brits are just more fun. :) @Andy,

That’s pretty awesome. I will say that I have been upset by some editing that has been done to my work over the years. Sometimes I feel like copy editors (or subeditors) just want to impart their will onto pieces because they don’t get to write.

On that note, however, I have never wrote angry e-mails to people, especially expletive filled ones. But I have done copy editing in the past, and I recognize its importance. I must admit that my AP Style is very rusty.

You brits are just more fun. :)

]]> By: Andy http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/07/24/i-wouldnt-fire-too-many-copy-editors/comment-page-1/#comment-4214 Andy Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:23:53 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=320#comment-4214 On the subject of copy editors. Perhaps we won't be firing them. Perhaps they'll be coming after journos if they carry on like this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/25/pressandpublishing.thetimes?gusrc=rss&feed=media Warning - bad language ensues. Stroppy brit journos. :) On the subject of copy editors. Perhaps we won’t be firing them. Perhaps they’ll be coming after journos if they carry on like this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/25/pressandpublishing.thetimes?gusrc=rss&feed=media

Warning – bad language ensues.

Stroppy brit journos. :)

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