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‘Mac’/’Mc’: indexing of Mar 1994, 9; May 1994, 8
McDonald, Fred: profile Jan 1998, 2–3
MacDonald, Helen: profile Oct 1998, 2–3
McGraw-Hill Book Company: open day Sep 1990, 8–9
Macintosh (Apple) see Apple Macintosh
Macmillan New Writing scheme Jul 2005, 16
macros (Word) Sep 1996, 12; Dec 2000, 5; conference supplement Nov 2004, 9; conference supplement Nov 2006, 5, 7; Mar 2008, 10; Jul 2008, 10; Sep 2008, 10; conference supplement Nov 2008, 6; Jan 2010, 14; Mar 2010, 8, 14
magazine (SfEP) see newsletter/magazine (SfEP)
magazines
- Magazine Editing (book review) Jan 1998, 16–17; Jan 2009, 13
- editing May 2009, 3–4
- see also journals
management: Publishing for Profit: Successful bottom-line management for book publishers (book review) Jan 2001, 11
managing editors: role of Jun 1992, 1; Nov 1998, 14
Managing Projects (training course) Oct 1996, 10
Manchester University Press Jan 1991, 13
map-making Sep 2002, 5
Maple Publishing (training courses) Sep 2002, 3; Jul 2004, 13
marketing
- for beginners Oct 1993, 3–4; May 2004, 1–3
- cold calling May 1993, 1–2
- Developing a Marketing Strategy: Cost-effective ways to market your editorial business (book review) Nov 2008, 11
- email Jan 1999, 4–5; conference supplement Nov 2006, 4
- internet Jun 1998, 7; Jan 2010, 6–7
- of SfEP Jan 2001, 4; May 2002, 15; Sep 2005, 13; Jan 2010, 3
- strategies Dec 1992, 3–4; Dec 1998, 6–7; conference supplement Nov 2004, 7; Sep 2006, 11; conference supplement Nov 2006, 6
- to non-traditional publishers Jan 2004, 7
- trade fairs May 2003, 3–4
Marking up Manuscripts for Interfacing (training course) Apr 1992, 8–9; May 1993, 7; Oct 1995, 10; Oct 1997, 6; Dec 1999, 15
mark-up languages Jul 2008, 8; see also HTML; SGML; XML
Masardo, Virginia: obituary May 2008, 12
Mastermind (television series) Apr 1992, 9; Jun 1992, 11; Sep 2003, 2
maternity benefits Sep 2007, 11
mathematics
- Collins Dictionary of Mathematics (book review) Mar 1991, 5
- Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (book review) Mar 1991, 5
- editing Sep 2007, 9
- Editing Mathematics (training course) Sep 1996, 8; Jul 1997, 7; Nov 2004, 13
- Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics (book review) Mar 1991, 5; Jun 1994, 8–9
- equations May 2003, 4
- MathType (software) Jan 2007, 5
- Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (book review) Mar 1991, 5
- printing of Nov 1994, 3
- symbols Jan 1990, 4; Feb 1990, 2; Apr 1990, 1–2; Jul 1990, 2–3; Jun 1991, 11–13
- TeX (software) Nov 2000, 5; Sep 2005, 10
- VNR Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics (book review) Mar 1991, 5–6
‘may’/’might’/’can’ Jan 1990, 2–3; May 1997, 2; Nov 2002, 8; May 2006, 7
ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) Mar 2010, 6–7
Meaning of Tingo, and other extraordinary words from around the world (Jacot de Boinod) Nov 2006, 1, 4; Mar 2008, 6
measurement, units of
- daltons Sep 1989, 8
- kelvins Nov 1989, 14
- Measurement and Conversions Sep 2002, 10
- Units, Symbols and Abbreviations: A guide for authors and editors in medicine and related sciences (book review) Jul 2008, 11
media studies
- Complete A–Z Media and Communication Studies Handbook (book review) Oct 1998, 12
- home technologies research Apr 1992, 7
mediation: for debt collection May 2006, 8
medical editing Nov 1992, 1–4; Nov 1999, 9–10; May 2002, 8; Nov 2004, 8
- accuracy in Sep 2009, 8
- 'Editing Medical Texts' (training course) Nov 1998, 19; Dec 1998, 10–11; Jan 2000, 13; Sep 2003, 13
- 'Essential Medical Editor' (professional development day) Jan 2005, 13; Jul 2005, 5–6; Sep 2005, 12
- ethics Jan 2007, 8–9
- finer points of Feb 1990, 8; Mar 1990, 12; Mar 1991, 8
medical English Jun 1991, 5–6; Nov 1992, 2–4; Dec 1992, 2
- How to Write and Publish Papers in the Medical Sciences (2nd ed.: book review) Nov 1990, 8
- Medical Writing: a prescription for clarity (book review) Aug 1992, 9–10; May 1998, 13–14
- for nurses Jan 2002, 7–8
medical eponyms Jun 1990, 10–11
medical indexing Oct 1999, 8–9
- Indexing the Medical Sciences (book review) May 2004, 8
medical insurance May 2003, 10
medical journals: titles of Nov 1990, 9
medicine
- Ballière’s Abbreviations in Medicine May 1991, 12–13
- Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine (vols 1 & 2: book review) Jun 1998, 13
- Dictionary of Biomedical Acronyms and Abbreviations (book review) May 1991, 12–13
- Medicine and Health on the Internet (book review) Nov 2001, 9
- Medictionary: Spell-checker for prescription and OTC medicines in the UK (software review) Jun 2000, 9–10
- Oncological Terminology (book review) Jul 1991, 9
- Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary (3rd ed.: book review) Jan 2003, 10
- Why Believe Published Advice? (seminar) Oct 1997, 12
Medicine Special Interest Group: establishment of Mar 1995, 11; May 1995, 3
meetings: Organizing and Participating in Meetings (book review) Jan 2003, 10–11
MegaReplacer (software) Jan 2007, 5
membership database (SfEP) Jul 2009, 13
membership list (SfEP) Jun 1989, 5; Jun 1990, 5; Jul 1998, 1
mentoring
- case studies Aug 1994, 5–6; Mar 1998, 9; Mar 2004, 13–14; Nov 2008, 4–6
- conference workshop Jan 2004, 4–5
- copy-editing Mar 1998, 9; Dec 2000, 12; Jul 2002, 6; Sep 2003, 12; Jan 2004, 13; Jul 2007, 7; Nov 2008, 4–6
- proofreading Jun 1995, 10; Jun 1996, 7; Sep 1996, 4–5; Nov 1996, 12; Dec 1996, 8; Mar 1997, 2–3; Mar 1998, 8–9; May 2001, 12–13; Jul 2002, 6; Jul 2007, 7; Nov 2008, 4–6
- Whitcombe Training Fund scheme Aug 1994, 8–9; Jun 1996, 7; Mar 2007, 13
Mermaid Court (SfEP administrative office) Oct 1996, 2; Dec 1998, 19; Apr 1999, 15
metaphors: dead Dec 1999, 12
microbusinesses Jan 1998, 10–11
- see also small businesses
Microsoft Office see Office (Microsoft software)
Microsoft Word see Word (Microsoft software)
Midlands: training courses May 1997, 9; Nov 1997, 11
‘might’/’may’/’can’ Jan 1990, 2–3; May 1997, 2; Nov 2002, 8; May 2006, 7
‘militate’/’mitigate’ Jul 1989, 5
millennium Apr 1999, 14
millennium bug Mar 1998, 3; Jul 1999, 4–5; Oct 1999, 3
Miller’s Antiques Price Guide Jan 2002, 16
‘Milly’ (Clarendon Press copy-editor) Jul 1992, 12–13
mistakes: responsibility for Nov 2006, 5–6
Mitchell Smith, Dorothy (obituary) Jan 2002, 14
‘mitigate’/’militate’ Jul 1989, 5
mobile phones
- document editing Nov 2008, 9
- internet access Sep 2006, 6–7; Nov 2008, 9
Modern Languages Special Interest Group: establishment of Oct 1993, 13–14
modifiers: dangling Jul 2000, 8; Jan 2003, 11
moral rights Jul 2001, 3
motivation Dec 1992, 4–5
Mount Pleasant Sorting Office Jun 1990, 7
moving home May 2009, 1, 6
MS Office see Office (Microsoft software)
MS Word see Word (Microsoft software)
multimedia publishing
- development of Nov 1998, 9; 13
- EP, Multimedia and Communications Glossary (book review) Sep 1998, 12
Multiple Sclerosis Society May 2002, 4–5
‘Muphry’s Law’ (proofreaders’ solecisms) Jun 1992, 7–8
museums
- Museum of Bookbinding (Bath) Jan 1991, 12
- Plantin-Moretus Museum (Antwerp) Mar 2003, 4–5
- Printing House Museum (Cockermouth) Oct 1994, 2
‘music’: as adjective Mar 1991, 3
music
- Copy-editing and Proofreading Music (training course) Jan 2000, 13; Apr 2000, 12–13
- editing manuscripts Feb 1990, 2
- Editing Music (training course) Mar 2001, 11
- Editing and Proofreading Music (training course) Jul 2008, 13
- Learning to Read Music (Nickol) Mar 2006, 9
- Rough Guide to Cuban Son (CD-ROM review) Dec 2000, 9; Mar 2001, 10; Apr 2001, 12
Music Special Interest Group: establishment of Mar 1995, 11; Aug 1995, 8; Jun 1996, 12
‘myself’: use of Jan 2009, 10

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