What a writer thinks an Editor’s proofreading marks really mean:
frag = editor watches to much Battlestar Galactica
rev = add more sex
NC = editor is from North Carolina
run on = procrastinates at the gym
SP = editor speaks Spanish
bf = add best friend
ram = insert horny character
slash = kill-off a character
stet = add a cowboy
eg# = huh?
x = editor loves it
^ = raised eyebrow
? = editor doesn’t get it
! = editor definitely doesn’t get it
⁐ = more height, more depth?
≡ = insert river
☉ = add telescope
〰 = make waves
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