I have a beef with the Denver Post
When you're creative, it's important to have someone in your life who can tell you that what you think is clever is actually just stupid. How do I know? Because…
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July 8, 2018
Musta been tuf to be a copy editor at the Chicago Tribune back in the day
Thumbing through a 1967 special section of the Chicago Tribune we found at an estate sale and noticed that they spelled through and though as thru and tho, like the kids…
August 3, 2017
Don’t like singular they? Tell Mike Tyson.
Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth. Obviously, this brilliant quote from Iron Mike works both literally and figuratively. But it's a great and timely…
January 10, 2016
Hit the ground and just take it easy for a bit, you ninjas
You see this a lot in job advertisements: Candidates need to be able to hit the ground running. Hit the ground running. I guess what this really means is that…
June 15, 2015
Worst headline ever? I dunno, but it’s pretty awful.
First of all, let's answer the most obvious question: Yes, I was at the gym. I go to the gym sometimes. You don't get pythons like this by just sitting…
October 23, 2014
I don’t always peeve, but when I do, it’s about something very small
I don't usually indulge in peevery, but I’m making an exception here. Just a small fraction came up at work the other day, and I removed the word small, which…
August 11, 2014
AP’s latest revelation makes copy editors cry like little girls
Pretty disappointed today in my editing brethren after the Associated Press' bombshell that it will no longer make the distinction between more than and over. If Facebook and Twitter are…
March 21, 2014
Ever read something so good you’re angry because someone else wrote it?
Yes, well, that's where I am with this post by Kory Stamper, whose blog I found today somehow. I know you're surprised that I would ever be angry about anything,…
August 28, 2013
Going forward, I see potential upside to synergies
But only if we can leverage our core competencies! It's been a long time, everyone. Have you missed me? Of course you have. I've been away for the past few…
March 18, 2013