"editing copy" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It refers to the process of revising and correcting written content, typically for publication or distribution. One example of using this phrase could be: "The editor spent hours reviewing and editing the copy for the magazine article before it went to print."
David gave it his enthusiastic support, from editing copy to leading several of the paper's investigations into the abuse of state power.
Many proofreading marks (see illustration for the use of some of the most common ones) are also used in editing copy before the proof stage.
Mr. Langewiesche's editor for the book, Jonathan Galassi, said he was working at "developing a fast track" for publishing nonfiction books, by measures that include editing copy electronically and streamlining design.
The lifestyle isn't healthy, but the demand of paying stifling London rents and not knowing where your next paycheck might come from means, like many freelancers, I regularly have to skip hanging out with friends over the weekend in favour of editing copy, emailing and drumming up fresh pitches.
With your Aug. 22 paean to fact-checking fresh in my mind ("The Right Stuff," by Virginia Heffernan), it occurs to me that perhaps both new and old media could put engineers to work editing copy to analyze things like this in the future.
It was was an absolutely wonderful day out, I learnt an awful lot especially about the pressure of deadlines and editing copy.
The admirer of George Eliot and Jane Austen edits copy for two years at Cosmopolitan.
There are still important things they do – a traditional publisher can edit, copy edit, design, market, promote, make your book better, deal with foreign sales.
"I edit copy about sex during the day, and I read bedtime stories to my kids in the evening.
They also have teams of copywriters who have created simple to edit copy.
Some cloud storage services such as Syncplicity and Box provide document-level protection that lets you expire documents or decide who can edit, copy or share.
