the copyed list

[LaVonna Funkhouser <lffunkhouser -at- HALNET -dot- COM>]

I received some requests from techwr-lers recently
about subscribing to the copyediting-l list.  You'll
find info about that list in the message I've appended.
I marked the line about subscribing with >>>>.

IMHO, copyediting-l is a bit less chummy than techwr-l,
and as a result of the subject matter, it is admittedly
more nit-picky.  I receive it as a digest because I found
that many of the replies are repetitive.  Despite this,
it is a useful forum for hammering out style issues.

LaVonna
lffunkhouser -at- halnet -dot- com

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