Language Barrier
Today at work I learned about drop folios, which is what you call it when your page number hangs out on the page at bottom-center instead of at upper-right (on rectos) or upper-left (versos). Drop folios are most commonly used on the first page of a chapter, where you also commonly sink your text box and have a blind, or "unexpressed," running head. Blah blah, duotone processing, blah blah, saddle-stitched galley proofs with a self-cover, blah blah, give me ten f&gs and a Sanford-brand Col-erase carmine red pencil, product #20045.
Right now you are thinking one of two things (unless you're Will, in which case you're thinking something else entirely). You're thinking either "Damn, that girl's good at her job" or "Damn, that girl's totally psycho annoying." So which is it? I'd like to know. (Keep in mind I confine the publishing lingo to the workplace and don't whip it out at cocktail parties (unless I get really drunk (or paid))).
porblem with online polls:
People are more interested in answering the "funny" reply than the "probably the truth" reply. The problem is, te "funny" reply is already there, so answering the "funny" wasy isn't really funny at all. I predict that you will get many more psycho answers than good at your job answers, and it will be no reflection of your actual status as psycho or good at your job.
I can't believe someone's feeling more cerebral than I am on a Friday afternoon.
God bless the copyeditor!
I'm a science news writer and just this past yeard I've come to know the godsend that is the copyeditor. Without their keen eye and polishing talents, many of my articles would likely plummet short of their mark. I liken their impact to be the tweak of a note or two that transforms a catchy guitar lick into a classic melody. You. Guys. Rock.
"yeard." HAHAHAHAHA See what I mean??!!
It happens to the best of us, Chavile. But when you're an editor, people never let you hear the end of it. The best editors know when to just let it go, though.
don't listen to the naysayers...you are awesome!
coolness. polls. now i have to do one of those.