{"id":537,"date":"2016-06-19T14:36:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T22:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/?p=537"},"modified":"2017-06-19T14:36:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T22:36:44","slug":"spelling-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/spelling-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"SPELLING POLICY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unless agreed otherwise, on a project by project or client by client basis, all copy provided to us should be publish-ready.\u00a0 Publish-ready means that all grammar, spelling, phrasing is ready to \u201cgo to press\u201d.\u00a0 By sending us the copy, the client is saying, the copy<\/em> is final and they are ready for it to be published to the world.<\/p>\n

We do run spell-checks on all items we work upon which can call out errors in English common usage.\u00a0 Depending upon the client and the situation we will either use the spell-checker correction or ask the client if an edit is approved.<\/p>\n

Industry-specific words, non-English words, names, words with multiple spellings (Hanukkah vs Chanukah or Chanukkah or crostino vs crostini), and client-unique spellings (\u201chouse made\u201d vs \u201chousemade\u201d or \u201cskin care\u201d vs \u201cskincare\u201d) are the responsibility of the client.<\/p>\n

If we note something which does not appear to be correct, we alert the client.<\/p>\n

We go through an approvals process so that a client can review a draft before the content is placed into final versions that may require more time-consuming editing.<\/p>\n

Approval by the client means that they are satisfied with all aspects of the piece, including the spelling \u2013 of even common usage English words.<\/p>\n

It is difficult, we know, to get to \u201cpublish-ready\u201d copy.\u00a0 We can help.\u00a0 If the client feels they need to see copy in place, in an item, before making edits, we can produce that.\u00a0 We can and do copy editing for many clients, for which we need guidelines provided by the client for industry-specific words, non-English words, names, words with multiple spellings, or client-unique spellings.<\/p>\n

All work we do is approved by the client before we “go to press.”\u00a0 If a word is mis-spelled, we feel badly, and sorry, but the final responsibility is with the client.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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