Sentences with phrase «copyeditors correct»

Copyeditors correct spelling mistakes and adjust grammar.

Not exact matches

Routine misspellings and other grammatical errors will be corrected by the copyeditors.

In the course of editing the manuscript, most copyeditors will also produce a style sheet for the book listing the correct spellings of any unusual names, the proper format for each element in the manuscript, and any other usage or style guidelines that will be useful to other people reviewing the book farther down the production line.

What's more, it's not possible for a copyeditor to correct errors that haven't yet been made.

Copyeditors work to enforce style choices, correct grammar and spelling, and engage in fact - checking.

So, to make a sweeping and totally reductive generalization, the job of an editor is to help you tell a better story, and the job of a copyeditor is to make sure the grammar on every page is correct.