STET
(stet)
To
nullify an order to correct or delete in printed matter
Common
clues: Editor's mark; Let it stand; Dele
reverser; Proof annotation; Proofreader's mark; Proof word; Leave
in; Editor's override; “Don't change this!”
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Reader's Marks
Dante
Gabriel Rossetti, the author of this manuscript, initially
indicated that all instances of “His,” “He,”
and “Thy” on this page be printed in lower case, but
then reversed his decision, marking “Stet.”
…“Finally,
I must point out a very important word that the reading public
may not be aware of: STET
…meaning
"leave it as it was originally." Authors often use this
to mark over copyediting done on their manuscripts, even when the
correction was to a valid error (such as a factual error). I once
had the horror of reading a book review reviling the copy editor
at great length, pointing out all sorts of errors throughout the
book. The review was less of a book review than a public
execution of the (unknown) copy editor. Except the reviewer
forgot the magic word STET. I was aware of who had copyedited
that particular manuscript and knew that all those errors had
been carefully researched and corrected or queried to the author
(example:
"Does author mean 'Babar the Elephant' here? Misspelled
'Barbar.')
The author had stetted all the errors, and erroneous blame was
put on the copy editor in a public (though anonymous) manner. It
was a shame to read, knowing what I knew.”
-
from Why
Copy Editors Are Necessary: A Small Treatise on the Publishing
World, by
Nancy
C. Hanger
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