“What sort of person,” said Salzella patiently, “sits down and writes a maniacal laugh? And all those exclamation marks, you notice? Five? A sure sign of someone who wears his underpants on his head.”
Terry Pratchett, Maskerade
A Week with Proofreading
Drew you in with my ever-so-exciting headline, didn’t I? (Cough.) Not so much.
The Makarios household is submerged at present in a sea of proofreading (hyphenation, overhangs, regional spelling variations, punctuation…) and having tried in vain to turn my mind to writing about something more interesting for you all, I decided that this week we’d have a look at the interesting side of all things proofreadery.
So, to kick things off: which (or possibly what) punctuation mark are you? Here are three sites willing to weigh in with an opinion:
Share your results in the comments! I got comma, comma & em dash. I miss being a semicolon 🙁
Gargoyle Chip Report XI
This week, I am happy to report, I have made a lot of progress. Or at least, it felt like a lot at the time, but doesn’t necessarily look like a lot when considered as part of the whole. Big projects are like that.
Rose quilt: several afternoons and evenings spent on stitching motif to background (in the smoother intervals of the proofreading process)
Curtains: none whatsoever
How are the gargoyles looking in your life? Keep chipping away – you’ll get there in time!