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Roderick Scott found not guilty in shooting death of teen.
4:42 PM Dec 18th
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Classic NYTimes obit. Worth reading, if only for the last graph.
11:14 AM Dec 18th
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Good watchdog report by Steve Orr coming this Sunday in the Democrat and Chronicle on old dry-cleaning solvent spills.
9:18 AM Dec 18th
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One of the most useless phrases in English is "is titled." It's rarely necessary. Just give the title. That will usually work just fine.
10:22 AM Dec 16th
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Always strive to be as specific as you can in your writing. "Weapon" is vague. ".40-caliber Beretta Cougar pistol" is specific.
9:45 AM Dec 15th
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When you're giving a range in writing, there's miles of difference between "2 to 4 million" and "2 million to 4 million."
10:20 AM Dec 14th
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Reading "New York" by Rutherfurd. He wrongly has Grant as winning general at Gettysburg. Having trouble getting past it and finishing book.
1:17 PM Dec 12th
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The adjective and adverb is spelled "predominant" or "predominantly." The verb is spelled "predominate" but it takes a preposition.
10:46 AM Dec 4th
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"Entitled," despite what you see in dictionaries, means "has the right to." "Titled" means "named." Don't use "entitled" to mean "named."
9:53 AM Dec 3rd
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What's the best advice on writing you've ever received?
3:35 PM Dec 2nd
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British English allows collective nouns to be plural: "... the company ... their..." but U.S. uses singular: "... the company ... its..."
10:17 AM Dec 2nd
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Took Pat to Rowe Photo to pick out Xmas present. She chose a Nikon D3000 but is having second thoughts. Anybody have one? Pros and cons?
11:23 AM Dec 1st
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"That" is a misunderstood word that's often left out where it is grammatically needed, The old saw about not using "that" in copy is bogus.
10:07 AM Dec 1st
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Based on a New Yorker review, gave the Dirty Projectors' latest album a try. Won't make that mistake again.
3:28 PM Nov 27th
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AP now saying Tiger Woods was released in good condition after his traffic accident. Initial reports certainly got a lot of attention.
1:35 PM Nov 27th
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Today's word mixup: foregoing/forgoing. The first means "go before" the second means "do without."
12:25 PM Nov 27th
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AP reports Tiger Woods injured in auto accident.
12:01 PM Nov 27th
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Web site for checking on charities and the telemarketers who work for them: .
11:32 AM Nov 27th
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RG&E says electricity should be back for most of the Park Ave area of Rochester. RG&E will be abck to all by 1:30 p.m. Turkus interruptus.
8:58 AM Nov 26th
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Latest read: Robert Parker's "The Professional." I like Parker's shtick. But reading him on the heels of Pynchon, it seems like a kids book.
10:10 AM Nov 21st
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- Name Dick Moss
- Location Rochester, N.Y., USA
- Bio Democrat and Chronicle director of local content/days. As JFK said, three things are true: God, human folly and laughter.
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