“I still regret making him spell ‘sulfur’ our way.”

Copy Editing at The New Yorker Magazine.

“On the other hand, you find fewer quirky pieces that may not be particularly newsworthy but that readers love. For instance, “Uncle Tungsten,” by Oliver Sacks. (I still regret making him spell “sulfur” our way, with the “f,” when he wanted to spell it the old-fashioned British way, “sulphur,” which he’d grown up with.) Ian Frazier’s two-part piece on his travels in Siberia is a good recent example of a beautiful, funny, interesting, old-fashioned piece of writing. A good writer can make you care about anything.”

from an interview with O.K.’er Mary Norris on Red Room

I love that she remembers (and still feels) an edit from ten-year-old article. The interview is a great read for word nerds.