Shiny Editing Book

[deird_lj]

I have a copy of Hart's Rules!
It has rules for editing spelling! And for the page numbers! And for printing excerpts in Greek! And for publishing lists of maths equations!

*drools over awesome book of awesome*

(Seriously - I literally squeed over this thing during the class last night. Most normal people would think I was insane.)



In other news: FOUR text messages in the middle of last night. The first one arrived at 10:20, and for some reason I thought it was my alarm, misread the time as 6:20, got up, and had a shower. Then I had to go back to bed with sopping wet hair...

Comments

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

It has rules for editing spelling! And for the page numbers!
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Most normal people would think I was insane


Yes, I'm just going to leave that one sitting there. ;-)

[deird1]

Hey, it's interesting...


(I love your icon.)

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

LOL, I would probably die over a book like that too. Being nerdy is cool.

[deird1]

It really is.

(COOLEST BOOK EVER. It actually has rules for the size of spaces between different things! And all this intricate spelling stuff, and when a certain spelling is British or American, and when it doesn't matter...)

[ib-stormcaller.livejournal.com]

So whats the actual rule on double spacing after full stops? I seem to use:
1) Definently don't if using Justified spacing
2) Do if writing "very formal".

[deird1]

"Don't, unless you're using a typewriter", apparently.

[ib-stormcaller.livejournal.com]

Fair enough, makes it easy too :)

[roccondilrinon.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Can has read?

Also, d'oh about the text messages.