@NewYorker @marynorristny The New Yorker is not Reader's Digest. William Shawn wouldn't "hone in" and Dorothy Parker wd eviscerate you.
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@NewYorker@MaryNorrisTNY I'd have edited as "homed in." If the sharpness of "hone" was desired, this rework: "fashioned and honed."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker@MaryNorrisTNY I thought the use is to hone <under> down </under> as in to pare or whittle.#copyeditingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker@MaryNorrisTNY Hed says "Hone," piece says "homed." Pick one before you tell us to back off the copy editor. -
@ScottRoss15@newyorker@marynorristny read the entire article before you make comments.
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@NewYorker Fabulous article,@MaryNorrisTNY. As I hone my writing skills, and hone in on the publishing end zone, I'm fond of the word... :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker@MaryNorrisTNY I think you mean home in.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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