EDITOR@WORK: Signs and words

Monday, October 12, 2009

Signs and words

Sign says: A copy-editing friend of mine, Russ Cardwell, wrote a story on street signs titled Hillsborough roads offer plenty of creative monikers.

Days off: You're notice that I'm not posting every day, as I did for a few months. It's hard to have an opinion or observation every day. But I'll still be around.

Word games: Since I used the word miscellany in the headline, I decided to look it up.

mis·cel·la·ny (ms-ln)
n. pl. mis·cel·la·nies
1. A collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works.
2. miscellanies A publication containing various literary works.
[Latin miscellnea, miscellanea; see miscellanea.]

miscellany [mɪˈsɛlənɪ (US) ˈmɪsəˌleɪnɪ]
n pl -nies
1. a mixed assortment of items
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (sometimes plural) a miscellaneous collection of essays, poems, etc., by different authors in one volume
[from French miscellanées (pl) miscellanea]

miscellanea, miscellany
a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj.
See also: Books
a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj.