Cripple Creek Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/10/insider/copy-edit-this-quiz-12.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 That was interesting. I didn’t do very well. I thought I knew arcane grammar rules pretty well, but apparently not well enough to be a copy editor for The NY Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Did I pass? Title is spelled wrong. Grammar. Johnny, tell me what I just won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Man, I stunk at that! Took me 3 tries most times, and like 4 or 5 out of twelve, i had to quit after 3 tries. I want my $10 a month back from Prince of Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Got them all right but 2. I would not consider some of these "clear errors" but rather slightly esoteric judgments in editing, which is why a lot of people are not getting strong scores. It's worth noting that the editor states at the outset of the quiz: "I’m not counting less-than-elegant phrasing that could be improved, or other more subjective editing judgments." Strongly disagree with that...several of these are subjective editing judgments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Should we notify the authorities of the warning signs you are showing?... And this is about you, the authorities already know about me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Take a wild guess. The Times' editors are morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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