The NYT style book is nothing if not thoroughpic.twitter.com/zMVxaKfo9u
Today in NYT style entries: 'heretofore, hitherto. Both words mean until now. Do not confuse them with theretofore, meaning until then. '
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OK one more: 'particles. For the use of de, du, di, da, le, la, van, von, ter, etc., see personal names and nicknames.'
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i wish i could have fit the word adorable in that tweet, because that's what that entry is.
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I want to make a NYT Stylebook bot
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NO! <searches furiously>
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"Pantaloons. Preferred over the slang term 'pants' in news columns, except in direct quotations."
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strangely, there is no separate entry for "trousers" or "pants," but there is one for "pantsuit," which is one word.
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Hereafter I shall remember this!
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