Talk:Editor
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The noun phrase copy editor is two words. The verb is copy-edit, although I have seen (and probably written) copyedit. Ortolan88
- I know copy editor is correct, but it's completely illogical. According to RandomHouse and Webster, copyedit, copyediting, and other verb(ish) forms are one word. Copybook, copyboy, copycat, copyholder, copyreader, and copywriter are also single words. It's illogical that copyeditor should be two and I don't like encouraging lack of logic. -- Marj 19:28 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC) :-)
- Shame shame shame on you. These hard-to-understand inconsistencies keep copy editors in business. Would you want there to be less copy editors and fewer money for them? Ortolan88
- Heh. -- Marj
- The two-word verb and one-word noun is pretty common, compare markup and mark up. I'm proud to have earned that "heh", btw. Ortolan88
- We could all just switch to the U.K. word "sub" (short for "sub-editor). But then we might start finding our ways back to our tents with torches, and who wants to put U.S. forests at risk? 168...
- Would we have to paint ourselves blue too? Could we use our blue pencils to do it? Ortolan88
Hi there, I recall from my reading in BYTE magazine that they had several editors-at-large. Could someone tell me exactly what that means, and maybe put it in the article? --Wernher 16:01, 31 Jan 2004 (UTC)
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Disambiguation?
It seems to me that this article should be split into several, and a disambiguation page created for it. Due to my current level of wiki-suave, however, I am not equal to the task. Thoughts?
