tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post5166963769090593079..comments2023-07-01T11:09:28.113-04:00Comments on Land on Demand Editing Proofreading Indexing: Words I’d Change in the Dictionaryczarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00848336357897046488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-81256302016382667832012-04-09T21:51:55.201-04:002012-04-09T21:51:55.201-04:00Moi: Right. Your dictionary has it right, but folk...<b>Moi:</b> Right. Your dictionary has it right, but folks get it wrong. I'm thinking, what don't I like in the dictionary?<br /><br />I did see "lightening" a few more times this week, though. That's the one that drives me around the bend.czarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848336357897046488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-26449127824513209812012-04-09T08:06:51.296-04:002012-04-09T08:06:51.296-04:00Yes, I did mean easygoing should be one word. I se...Yes, I did mean easygoing should be one word. I see it all the time as two. I use Merriam Websters Collegiate, 11th. I don't have any other dictionary, because I don't like to confuse things. All editors are allowed their peccadilloes, but this isn't one of them.moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824043795171732429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-9125448723687506212012-04-09T02:59:58.833-04:002012-04-09T02:59:58.833-04:00And same to you, Chickory. I'm guessing this i...And same to you, Chickory. I'm guessing this is not the year you and Moi will be hitting the AT. The offer still stands.czarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848336357897046488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-62984545088460764762012-04-08T12:10:58.895-04:002012-04-08T12:10:58.895-04:00happy easter to the Czarhappy easter to the Czarchickoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814762747054617499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-57166853612952578422012-04-07T08:41:13.494-04:002012-04-07T08:41:13.494-04:00Moi: Get a new dictionary. Merriam-Webster's:
...<b>Moi</b>: Get a new dictionary. Merriam-Webster's:<br /><br />===<br /><br />Main Entry:easy£go£ing<br />Pronunciation:**-z*-*g*-i*, -*g*(-)i*<br />Function:adjective <br />Date:1674<br /><br />1 a : relaxed and casual in style or manner *an easygoing boss* b : morally lax<br />2 : UNHURRIED, COMFORTABLE *an easygoing pace*<br /> –easy£go£ing£ness noun<br /><br />===<br /><br />An editor friend has a shelf of dictionaries from both sides of the Atlantic and figures that, considering all of them, he can justify just about any spelling he damn well pleases.<br /><br />What dictionaries do your mags use?czarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848336357897046488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-5753335444485626112012-04-06T18:43:39.422-04:002012-04-06T18:43:39.422-04:00Got one! Easygoing, the adjective. ONE WORD.Got one! Easygoing, the adjective. ONE WORD.moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824043795171732429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-76333829627280554592012-04-05T22:29:08.155-04:002012-04-05T22:29:08.155-04:00I must admit I agree. And with my new copy-and-pas...I must admit I agree. And with my new copy-and-paste indexing methodology, I'm liking such languages more and more.czarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848336357897046488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-30370746434430620922012-04-05T20:33:07.724-04:002012-04-05T20:33:07.724-04:00I can't come up with any right off hand, but I...I can't come up with any right off hand, but I do think the Germans are on to something, the way they string up to four words together to make one.moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824043795171732429noreply@blogger.com