Copyediting Terms Writers Need to Know

If you think "flush and hang" is surfing terminology, don't know a digbat from a curly quote or kerning, a quick glance at 140 copy editing terms will give you a handle on the jargon your copy editor might use.

It has been a while since I visited About.com, which used to be a tacky and confusing website of questionable resource. What a joy it was to discover that the Grammar and Composition section is now under the watchful direction of Richard Nordquist, Ph.D. with enormous credits. The website is much less cluttered-appearing. The part under Nordquist's jurisdiction is neat and useful. I skated in, looking up the term "bastard title" in Copyediting Terms - Glossary of Copyediting Terms.