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Originally Posted by rhadin
(Bolding supplied by me.)
The above quote is a good illustration of my previous comment regarding typo vs. consistency. If "copy-edited" is correct, then shouldn't it be "copy-editor"? Or, if "copy editor" is correct, shouldn't it be "copy edited"? Or should they be "copyedited" and copyeditor"? Or if both "copy-edited" and "copy editor" are correct, is there an inconsistency? If there is no inconsistency, how can use of the two different forms be reconciled?
Regardless of the decision that the editor makes in answering the above questions, the professional editor will be able to justify his/her decision and the justification will be understandable to editorial colleagues.
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I hyphenated
copy-edited because it's a verb. I did not hyphenate
copy editor because it's a noun. So that's the distinction and the justification. Some dictionaries list the terms as
copyedit,
copy editor--again, making a distinction.