Jo Ann Liguori

Served as the copy chief of Good Housekeeping and Hearst special editions, as well as a copy editor for outlets including Modern Bride, W Magazine and many other publications
Former managing editor of Cosmopolitan, Modern Farmer, Country Living, Working Mother and other outlets
Led her team at Modern Farmer to an ASME General Excellence Award, 2017
Hearst Spotlight Award Winner, 2014

Experience

Jo Ann is a Brooklyn-based editor and writer who specializes in grammar and language for Reader's Digest. A publishing-industry veteran with 30 years of experience, she has served as copy editor, copy chief and/or managing editor at numerous magazines, including Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Modern Farmer, Working Mother and Cosmopolitan. A self-described “grammar enforcer,” Jo Ann is always on the hunt for typos and bad syntax in the wild.

Education

CUNY, Brooklyn College

BA, English and Journalism

Articles

Here Is What Preaching To The Choir Really Means

Here’s What “Preaching to the Choir” Really Means

The meaning behind this common church-rooted idiom might surprise you

A pothole in the street on Reading Ave at the intersection

Here’s How Potholes Got Their Name—It’s Not What You Think!

Join us on the bumpy road to where this word began

Here’s Why a Dollar Is Nicknamed a “Buck”

This is quite the word mystery, my deer