What is Copy editing?
'''Copy editing''', or ''sub-editing'', is about making written ideas better to read. The word 'copy' refers to written or typewritten text. It is done by an [[editor]]. When copy-editing, the writing is changed to be more [[Textual difficulty|readable]] & [[accurate]] — it is made easier to read and more correct. Copy-editing can include changing the: * [[Grammar]] & [[punctuation]] * Writing style — the way in which it is written. * Format — the way in which the writing is arranged. * Facts (if wrong). == The editing process == Copy editing is commonly done before [[typesetting]] and [[proofreading]] in the editing process. Proofreading is the last step. == Related names and titles == In the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], an editor who does this work is called a '''copy editor''', and an organization's highest-ranking copy editor, or the supervising editor of a group of copy editors, may be known as the copy chief, copy desk chief, or news editor. === Sub-editor === In book publishing in the [[United Kingdom]] and other parts of the world that follow UK nomenclature, the term 'copy editor' is also used, but in newspaper and magazine publishing, the term is 'sub-editor' and commonly shortened to 'sub' or 'subbie'. As the 'sub' suggests, UK copy editors usually have less authority than regular editors. 'Editors' in book publishing generally have a responsibility for choosing authors and titles which will make for good sales. In magazines and newspapers they are executives, responsible for the business success of the enterprise. ==== The work of a sub-editor ==== According to experienced editors, the main things a sub-editor does are: <ref name=Harold>Evans, Harold 1972/4. ''Editing and design''. vol 1. ''Newsman's English''; vol 2. ''Handling newspaper text''. Heinnemann, London.</ref><ref name=Sellars>Sellars, Leslie 1968. ''The simple subs book''. Pergamon, Oxford.</ref> #To make sure readers can understand the text. The text should be, as far as possible, easy to read and interesting #To make sure t