Stop the Press – a Proofreader Panics
Going to Press with Nick Many years ago (even before Chapterhouse), when hot metal type was still used for some books, and long before the internet took hold of our [...]
LEAVES ON THE LINE – AN AUTHOR’S COMPLAINT
Dear Agnes Yellowing Leaves: Proofreading and Copy-editing I am sorry that we have not had the chance to meet since your elevation to editorial manager. Quite a step up for [...]
GRAMMAR TIP: PREPOSITIONS
Hanging or Stranded Prepositions Most of us were taught a rule at school. Very few of the rules of grammar actually stuck, but this one did. Or at least with [...]
MOLLIFY
To mollify is a verb meaning to ease the anger of someone, to pacify them or to soften their attitude. During an argument one party may try to mollify [...]