I legitimately think one of users in the CMoS forum is an AI bot. It's a user handle from days before, but the responses now are pure AI slop, in content and in tone. Is there anyone with connections with @chicagomanual.bsky.social who can get answers? #amediting #amcopyediting #amproofreading
DuckDuckGo search results. I have searched for 'Madame Roger des Genettes' and the first search result is to do with letters from the author Flaubert to Mdm des Genettes. But above that are a lot of 'shopping' suggestions for French-language Mr Men books: Madame Vedette, Madame Prudente, Madame Proprette etc.
One of my more amusing search results – the first actual result is correct, but the shopping suggestions made me laugh 😆
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Thinking about a Roman army true crime show. Could call it 'Only Murders in the Vicus'
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holding a baking try > holding a baking tray
#SpellcheckCannotSaveYou
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Overhead view of a 2025–2026 diary on a tabletop. The diary cover is patterned with flowers in bright, vibrant colours.
It’s been a busy end to 2025 and start to 2026. Through the books I’ve worked on recently, I’ve travelled vicariously to Africa, Antarctica, the Americas and the Arctic. Asia and Europe are up next. (Love my job!)
I’m available for new freelance projects from April 😊
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Adobe pop-up reading: Save time with a document summary
Hey, Adobe, you know what would save me time? Not having to click to get rid of this pop-up every damn time I open a file.
Okay, rant over.
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Ooh, this is exciting (for me). After the UK general election last year, editors anticipated years of changing ‘Kier’ to ‘Keir’ (Starmer, our prime minister). I don’t often work on texts that need to mention current politics, but I’ve just found my first Kier 🎉
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I’m proofreading an article that mentions Roman legionaries. I stopped briefly to look at something my brother sent – he works in legionella testing.
Now my poor brain thinks these Romans are misspelled – that was not a helpful juxtaposition, as it turns out 😂
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at the tum of the twentieth century > at the turn of the twentieth century
The curse of OCR strikes again!
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Just finished up working on an adult romance with a main couple who had the absolute best tension and chemistry! And it was a setting I wasn't super familiar with, so I learned a lot too! Anyway, A+ storytelling. I hope it finds an audience. #amediting #amcopyediting #amproofreading
A style rule that prepositions of X letters or more are capitalized in headings is just an instance of the ILF Rule.* Change my mind
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*ILF = it looks funny
There's a weird frustration/pleasure in working on litRPGs where the formatting of every little thing is myriad and time-consuming but getting them all in perfect order and uniformity makes my brain buzz just right. #amproofreading
Black cat in egg chair
Happy #caturday (I checked and there are still 3 places in the world where it's not yet Sunday). Egg chair is clearly taken, so I'll be doing my proof reading elsewhere...again. Luckily we have a little sunshine even if it's cold today.
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I'm soldiering on and have made it to Chapter 25 of my proof copy and here we do have an 'obvious' entry. 10 Chapters to go now. I really want to be done by Wednesday as it's just a little over 3 weeks until release now.
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Well, I've made it two chapters further on my proof reading journey and of course I can offer something 'red' as well.
#writesky #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writers #fantasywriters #debutnovel #amproofreading #comingsoon
US followers, am I right in thinking 'holidays' would take the preposition 'on' in the sense of during national holidays such as Thanksgiving - i.e. 'we'd all sit down to dinner together on holidays'? The text I have says 'at holidays', which doesn't feel right to me. #AmProofreading
Photo of DTP screen with some text reading across a grassy topsoil and off to one side she felt the familiar texture of rock. It was a texture she'd felt that afternoon. A weak breeze tousled her hair momentarily as if to confirm to her that yes, she was outside. She was on her own in the wood in the middle of the night.
Proofreading catch of the day: a text box that had somehow been rotated by –0.25°. #AmProofreading
Well, I did find an instance where I claimed that South African Prime Minister Verwoerd made a decision for Cabinet in November 1966...which would have been *very hard* for him to do since he was assassinated in September 1966!
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#LHWP
#BookTalk
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Is writing ever done? I finished two more rounds of proofreading for #ChasingMoonflowers - another person and a final one with me. #writingcommunity #amproofreading #amediting #writersky
Found an erroneously bolded period 💅 #AmProofreading
A selection of 2024 issues of British Archaeology magazine.
A downside of proofreading an archaeology magazine is frequently thinking ‘ooh, that book sounds interesting’ and ‘hmm, might have to go to that exhibition’.
I already don’t manage to read or visit everything I want to, without adding more ideas every two months!
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I love a good slug. I really do. #amediting #amcopyediting #amproofreading #amslugging
quadruped ➡️ quadrupled #AmProofreading
erythrodysethesia --> erythrodysesthesia
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Question:
What happens when the STARS ALIGN for those who edit/proofread for a living?
Answer:
Your grammatical fortunes await. ⬇️
I really wish Adobe wouldn't ask me, every time I open Acrobat to work on a proofreading job, if I want a summary of the document. 'This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary.' #AmProofreading
Currently working on an academic religious proofread! Consistency of names is kicking my arse 🙊 #proofreading #proofreader #ilovemyjob #amproofreading
Green text in a green box reads: Looking again, I think this should be a comma.
