Copy Editor’s Corner | More Than vs. Over
Copy editors are taught that over should be reserved for spatial relationships, as in “The cow jumped over the moon,” and more than be used with numerals. Josh’s salary didn’t [...]
Copy Editor’s Corner | Adverbs Badverbs
How many times has someone “corrected” you when you’ve said, “I feel bad,” telling you it should be “I feel badly”?
When people are overcorrected they begin to feel a [...]
When people are overcorrected they begin to feel a [...]
Copy Editor’s Corner | Like vs. As
Every once in a while, copy editors must decide whether to make a sentence grammatically correct or to let it slide for the sake of readability.
When like is used [...]
When like is used [...]
Copy Editor’s Corner | Who vs. Whom
If you want to strike up a spirited debate at your next happy hour, try correcting someone who uses who instead of whom.
Some will ask, “Is whom ever right?” [...]
Some will ask, “Is whom ever right?” [...]
Copy Editor’s Corner | Which vs. That
Which word should you use in that sentence?
According to Chicago Manual of Style and The AP Stylebook, that should be used in restrictive clauses and which in nonrestrictive clauses. [...]
According to Chicago Manual of Style and The AP Stylebook, that should be used in restrictive clauses and which in nonrestrictive clauses. [...]
Copy Editor’s Corner | Assure – Insure – Ensure
Rest assured you’re not the first person to be tripped up by insure, ensure, and assure. And for good reason — there is a fair amount of leeway in the [...]