Thursday, October 16, 2014

33 Struggles Only Copy Editors Will Understand

I got 99 problems but a serial comma ain’t one.


You are literally blinded by pain any time you see "is" or "be" lowercased in a title.


You are literally blinded by pain any time you see "is" or "be" lowercased in a title.


And yeah, you don't use "literally" figuratively.


NBC / Via goshdarnmythesis.tumblr.com


You're either staunchly for or against the serial comma — nowhere in the middle.


You're either staunchly for or against the serial comma — nowhere in the middle.


NBC / Via readingmyescape.wordpress.com


You're excited to get an email from a friend you haven't heard from in a while...until you realize it's a presentation, résumé, or application they'd like you to edit.


You're excited to get an email from a friend you haven't heard from in a while...until you realize it's a presentation, résumé, or application they'd like you to edit.


HBO / Via trashdaze.tumblr.com


You'd rather skinny-dip through the New York City sewer than subject your eyes to a hyphen after an adverb.


You'd rather skinny-dip through the New York City sewer than subject your eyes to a hyphen after an adverb.


20th Century Fox / Via acinematicway.tumblr.com




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