tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post115374629020238196..comments2023-06-04T11:38:40.921-04:00Comments on words / myth / ampers & virgule: Well, well, well-Dick Margulishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10169512038331158003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post-1153828255199014662006-07-25T07:50:00.000-04:002006-07-25T07:50:00.000-04:00I think it's very funny that copy editors can't ag...I think it's very funny that copy editors can't agree on whether their own title is an open or closed compound. Or perhaps it's just the reference book publishers who can't get it together. It's closed in CMS but open in Web 11, so when I'm off the clock I tend to spell it "copy editor," but when I'm proofreading or--heaven forfend!--copyediting, I go with "copyeditor." Perverse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post-1153807141006100342006-07-25T01:59:00.000-04:002006-07-25T01:59:00.000-04:00I can't see why people are so eager to do away wit...I can't see why people are so eager to do away with hyphens. Commas catch the eye and interrupt the inner voice, so I think we're right to treat them as "guilty until proven innocent" and use them more sparingly. A possibly superfluous hyphen doesn't slow the eye as much as a superfluous comma; 'well-written' and 'well written' read about the same to me. I suggest you heed your eagle-eyed correspondent's well-chosen words ;^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com