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Spelling Variation in This Is How You Lose the Time War (Part 2)

Emily Stewart
July 28, 2020August 25, 2020
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In part 1 of this case study, we determined that what initially appears as spelling inconsistency in This Is How You Lose The Time War is actually a pattern. Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar employ different spellings depending on point… Read More »Spelling Variation in This Is How You Lose the Time War (Part 2)

Spelling Variation in This Is How You Lose the Time War (Part 1)

Emily Stewart
July 23, 2020August 25, 2020
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Ensuring an author has been consistent with their spelling is a big part of copy editing. We editors are usually told to follow a particular dictionary or a particular style guide’s word list. And, when faced with a word with… Read More »Spelling Variation in This Is How You Lose the Time War (Part 1)