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" A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines. "
Newspaper
Expect
Editing
" I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses. "
Beginning
Quotation
Ending
" If any sort of error is inexcusable, it's an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked. "
Phone
Copy
Editing
" Machines aren't replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper. "
Word
Copy
Paper
" Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment. "
Than
Compliment
Praise
" Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call. "
Shock
Editor
Been
" Writing headlines is a specialty - there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives. "
Writing
Will
Tell
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