I have become infamous in my family for verbally copy editing restaurant menus, street signs and magazine covers and pointing ...

If the clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence, it takes that without commas: the entrance that we came through. If the clause can be omitted without changing meaning, it takes which and ...

The year was 1997. ACES: The Society for Editing — formerly known as the American Copy Editors Society — was founded as a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in copy editing.

Want to become a more effective copy-editor? If you’re like most writers, you’ll rarely produce your best copy on the first draft. That’s why editing is the key to making your copy shine. To find out ...

I became a copy editor by accident four years ago. I saw a tweet (accidentally posted, I would later find out) advertising a part-time copy editing position at Slate. I hadn’t thought of myself for ...