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I’m blogging today at The Chicago Manual of Style Shop Talk blog:
One of the primal joys in life is to do good work. When the suit fits, the accounts balance, or the pie crust is flakey, someone takes pride in it.
In editing, it feels good to make corrections, tidy things up, and serve the reader. It feels good to put knowledge into practice. And—admit it—it feels good to spot an error! . . . Problems arise when
Photo: Deliberate Mistake, courtesy of Neil Turner.
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