A Farewell Copy-Editing Quiz

It goes without saying that one of the rewards of publishing a blog about language every weekday for seven-plus years has been working with a team of smart, thoughtful writers who have made surprising, often heartfelt, and sometimes hilarious observations about language. One of the unexpected pleasures of editing Lingua Franca, however, has been you, the readers and commenters. I have appreciated your counterarguments and analysis. But what I’ve valued the most is your help. We copy editors are ...