Saturday, May 10, 2008

Satisfying Moments in Copy Editing -- One in an occasional series on writing errors I’m surprised I caught

The sentence*:
“With recent trends in fashion and the new color palettes, many women are
adapting a new attitude toward cosmetics.”

The catch:

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changed "adapting" to "adopting."

* Sentence modified to protect the author and my job.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 10, 2008 at 11:27 AM

    Indeed, that is a good catch. They might be "adapting" an attitude, but it would make more sense to adapt the old one since the new is already . . . new.

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  2. June CasagrandeMay 10, 2008 at 5:42 PM

    Thanks.

    I know it's silly to be so proud of somethin' like that. But, by nature, I'm a head-in-the-clouds-type person. So it's a thrill when I can reap the benefits of forcing my focus down to earth.


    - J

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  3. Joy-Mari CloeteJune 14, 2008 at 2:31 PM

    Excellent catch! And no, it's not silly to be proud. Revel in it.

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  4. June CasagrandeJune 14, 2008 at 4:59 PM

    : )

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