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Topic: Copyeditor or copy editor?
| Author | Message |
| puddypop | Posted – 3/11/2008 1:45:02 PM | show profile If a job is asking for a copyeditor, is it safe to assume that I should spell it this way in my resume and cover? |
| Mr. Biggles | Posted – 3/11/2008 2:03:14 PM | show profile Yes?either spelling is correct. (Two words is generally the norm in newspapers and magazines; one word is generally the norm in book publishing.) |
| catlondon | Posted – 3/11/2008 2:04:44 PM | show profile Yes. Both ways are correct, but you can assume the style of the organization is copyeditor (which, incidentally, I prefer), and use that in your resume. |
