Posts Categorized: Headlines

How knowing grammar can help copy editors

Posted January 1st, 2015 by Pam Nelson & filed under Copy Editing, Grammar, Headlines, Linguistics, Stylebooks, Usage, Vocabulary.

This headline in my community newspaper made me think twice: Growing area not in DOT plan. Nothing is wrong in… Read more »

Copy editing in a hub: You’re your own QA

Posted September 16th, 2013 by Pam Nelson & filed under confused words, Copy Editing, Fact checking, Headlines, Journalism, lay-lie, Newspapers, Spelling, word choice.

Charles Apple posted on his blog Saturday about a mistake in the pages of The News & Observer of Raleigh,… Read more »

Lessons in grammar never go to waste

Posted December 29th, 2011 by Pam Nelson & filed under Copy Editing, Grammar, Headlines, Usage.

A lesson I learned years ago helped me spot the error in this suggested headline from a writer: The ice… Read more »