Copy-Editing for the Web

Quick Copy-Editing for the Web ,[object Object]

2 Why copy edit? It’s your last line of defense against errors like these….

3 Diana, Princess of Whales CBC.ca

4 “ Due to a typographical error, a previous version of this article said that the amount of losses from Monday’s market collapse was $1,300 trillion. The correct amount is $1.3 trillion.” Wall Street Journal’s Marketwatch.com

7 From a student newspaper at Brandeis University: The original article provided the incorrect location of New York University’s new institution. It is in Abu Dhabi, not Abu Ghraib. Source: RegretTheError.com

8 From a review of a cosmetic-dentistry clinic: Patients can leave up to eight shades whiter after one sitting.

Two key rules for editing your site ,[object Object],[object Object]

Develop your skills ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is copy editing? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],12

Why you need to copy edit ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],13

Copy editing tips ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],15

Repurposing from print ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How long should content stay up? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Web editorial process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Make use of the web ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dealing with errors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: besthealthmag.ca "Updated to add:"

Example: canadianmags.blogspot.com Note strikethrough

Top 6 things that bug your readers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

1. Lack of subject-verb agreement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],25

Subject-verb agreement cont’d ,[object Object],[object Object],26

[object Object],[object Object],Subject-verb agreement cont’d 27

[object Object],Subject-verb agreement cont’d 28

2. Sentence fragments ,[object Object],[object Object],29 “ Write incomplete sentences occasionally. Like this. To make an idea easier to absorb. For a change of pace.” - CP Stylebook

3. Dangling modifiers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],30

Dangling modifiers cont’d ,[object Object],[object Object],31

[object Object],[object Object],Dangling modifiers cont’d 32

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dangling modifiers cont’d 33

4. Comma splices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],34

Comma splices cont’d ,[object Object],35

Comma splices cont’d ,[object Object],[object Object],36

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Comma splices cont’d 37

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Comma splices cont’d 38

5. Faulty parallelism ,[object Object],[object Object],39

Faulty parallelism cont’d ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],40

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Faulty parallelism cont’d 41

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Faulty parallelism cont’d 42

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Faulty parallelism cont’d 43

6. Vague pronouns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],44

5-minute fact-checking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why create a style guide? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Creating an online style guide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines.” - Bill Bryson

Mindful editing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],50

[object Object],Jaclyn Law [email_address] Kat Tancock [email_address]

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