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07/27/12 News Roundup

A British subeditor describes the changing role of the newspaper copyeditor. Also in today’s News Roundup: don’t fear all Zombie Nouns, plain English for important instructions, British vs. American...

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07/30/12 News Roundup

A look at the work and setting of Merriam-Webster. Also in today’s News Roundup: how to handle it when edits are second-guessed, words from the Greek games, how to brief an editor, why the more than...

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Vocab: Wittering On

Although there’s no lack of wittering that occurs in the United States and elsewhere, witter and wittering (both usually followed by on) are chiefly used in the UK and require little to no wit.To...

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11/26/13 News Roundup

Featured Topic: Using Words PreciselyWe copyeditors look at each word use and judge whether it is the most precise. Today’s News Roundup offers some tips for choosing the right word.read more

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