The Copyeditor's Handbook

by Einsohn, Amy

• ISBN13: 9780520246881
• ISBN10: 0520246888
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-07
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

"The Copyeditor's Handbook "is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. Addressed to copyeditors in book publishing and corporate communications, this thoughtful handbook explains what copyeditors do, what they look for when they edit a manuscript, and how they develop the editorial judgment needed to make sound decisions. This revised edition reflects the most recent editions of "The Chicago Manual of Style "(15th ed.), the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association "(5th ed.), and "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary "(11th ed.).

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART I. THE ABCs OF COPYEDITING	1	(68)
1. WHAT COPYEDITORS DO	3	(26)
Principal Tasks	4	(9)
Levels of Copyediting	13	(2)
The Editorial Process	15	(4)
Editorial Triage	19	(2)
Estimates	21	(2)
One Paragraph, Three Ways	23	(6)
2. BASIC PROCEDURES	29	(28)
Marking Changes on Hard Copy	30	(7)
Making Changes On-Screen	37	(2)
Querying	39	(8)
Style Sheets	47	(7)
Cleanup	54	(3)
3. REFERENCE BOOKS AND RESOURCES	57	(12)
Four Essential Books	57	(5)
On the Bookshelf	62	(4)
Newsletters	66	(1)
Internet Sites	66	(3)
PART 2. EDITORIAL STYLE	69	(264)
4. PUNCTUATION	71	(50)
Conventions, Fashions, and Style	72	(2)
Function 1: Terminal Punctuation	74	(4)
Function 2: Joining Clauses	78	(8)
Function 3: Setting Off Phrases	86	(6)
Function 4: Indicating Omission	92	(1)
Mark-by-Mark Pitfalls	93	(18)
Multiple Punctuation	111	(2)
Eyeballing Every Mark	113	(2)
Controversial Techniques	115	(2)
Exercise A	117	(2)
Exercise B	119	(2)
5. SPELLING AND HYPHENATION	121	(30)
Improving Your Spelling Skills	122	(3)
Variant Spellings	125	(1)
British Spelling	126	(1)
Homophones	127	(2)
Foreign Words and Phrases	129	(1)
Proper Nouns and Adjectives	130	(1)
Plurals	131	(3)
Possessives	134	(3)
One Word or Two?	137	(7)
Spellcheckers	144	(2)
Exercise C	146	(2)
Exercise D	148	(3)
6. CAPITALIZATION	151	(20)
Personal Names and Titles	152	(3)
Geographical Names	155	(2)
Racial and Ethnic Groups	157	(1)
Company Names, Trademarks, and Brand Names	158	(1)
Cyberjargon	159	(1)
Titles of Works	160	(3)
Names of Plants and Animals	163	(1)
Exercise E	164	(2)
Exercise F	166	(5)
7. NUMBERS AND NUMERALS	171	(25)
Words or Numerals?	171	(7)
Money	178	(2)
Time	180	(3)
Street Numbers and Phone Numbers	183	(1)
Units of Measurement	184	(3)
Roman Numerals	187	(1)
Inclusive Numerals	188	(1)
Mathematical Signs and Symbols	189	(1)
Style Sheet Entries	190	(2)
Exercise G	192	(2)
Exercise H	194	(2)
8. QUOTATIONS	196	(20)
Misspellings in the Source Document	197	(1)
Odd Wording in the Source Document	197	(2)
Run-in and Set-off Quotations	199	(4)
Punctuation of Quotations	203	(2)
Syntactical Fit	205	(3)
Ellipsis Points	208	(2)
Brackets	210	(1)
Citing Sources	211	(2)
Exercise I	213	(3)
9. ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS	216	(26)
Abbreviations	218	(8)
Acronyms	226	(5)
Symbols and Signs	231	(3)
Exercise J	234	(8)
10. TABLES, GRAPHS, AND ART	242	(32)
Tables	243	(18)
Graphs	261	(8)
Art	269	(2)
Exercise K	271	(1)
Exercise L	272	(2)
11. REFERENCES	274	(23)
Author-Date System	275	(9)
Reference Notes	284	(8)
Citation-Sequence System	292	(3)
Exercise M	295	(2)
12. FRONT AND BACK MATTER	297	(12)
Front Matter	297	(3)
Back Matter	300	(1)
Glossaries	300	(2)
Indexes	302	(5)
Exercise N	307	(2)
13. TYPECODING	309	(24)
Typecoding on Hard Copy	309	(3)
Typecoding On-Screen	312	(5)
Heads and Subheads	317	(2)
Lists	319	(3)
Design Specs	322	(7)
Exercise O	329	(4)
PART 3. LANGUAGE EDITING	333	(88)
14. GRAMMAR: PRINCIPLES AND PITFALLS	335	(42)
Whose Grammar?	337	(2)
Subject-Verb Agreement	339	(8)
Troublesome Verbs	347	(4)
Split Infinitives	351	(1)
Subjunctive Mood	352	(4)
Dangling Participles	356	(3)
Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers	359	(2)
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement	361	(3)
Case of Nouns and Pronouns	364	(4)
Parallel Form	368	(1)
Adjectives and Adverbs	369	(2)
Fewer and Less	371	(1)
Prepositions	372	(2)
Miscellaneous Bugaboos	374	(3)
15. BEYOND GRAMMAR	377	(44)
Organization	377	(6)
Expository Style	383	(21)
Bias-Free Language	404	(12)
Publishing Law	416	(5)
Checklist of Editorial Preferences	421	(10)
Glossary of Copyediting Terms	431	(16)
Glossary of Grammar Terms	447	(10)
Answer Keys	457	(70)
Selected Bibliography	527	(4)
Index	531