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Subject:Re: Levels of Edit question From:Doreen Mannion <DoreenM520 -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 8 May 1997 22:43:46 -0400
In a message dated 97-05-08 13:47:59 EDT, PD33 -at- MEDISPAN -dot- COM (Colleen Adams)
writes:
<< I've been following the thread on estimating editing times and want to
know... what are your opinions on the differences between "copyediting" and
"proofreading?">>
This doesn't have anything to do with estimating times, but I view the
difference between copyediting and proofreading this way:
If I'm ask to proof, I tell myself I have to eat a bite of liver (which I
hate) for every mark I make. Or, I may tell myself I have to pay someone $5
for every mark I make. This is goofy, but helps me decide if what I'm marking
is a valid copyedit or if I've drifted into editing land.
a mind is a terrible thing....
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