[lit-ideas] Re: Usage in the USA?
- From: Carol Kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:49:35 -0700
Eric, then why did you inquire about CM? I stay far, far away from style
manuals when I'm writing. Sounds like you do, too. Agreed, copyediting is a
mindkiller, and proofreading (for a living) probably damages the soul
permanently. But what do I know? I've been rendered mindless and soulless.
Or is that souless? Soul less? Nevermind. Guess I still have one of 'em.
Carol
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 8:06 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Usage in the USA?
> ck: Eric, try the CEL (copyeditors list) archives for a discussion on the
> relative demerits of CM's 14th.
>
> Don't "do" copyediting anymore. It bums me out. Much prefer to work as a
> copywriter.
>
> Copyediters spend their days looking for errors. Copywriters spend their
> days dreaming up new things. Copyeditors live the life of faultfinding.
> Copywriters live the life of creating new things.
>
> Thank the Ground of Being I'm on vacation! Was just about to discuss
> proofreading, an even worse bummer. Thistles...ugh.
>
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