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@mightyredpen

Grammar, word nerds, and the editorial way.

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  1. 5 hours ago

    Right? Jones=/= Joan. I always thought "Indiana" made more sense for a woman anyway.

    In Which the Attentive Reader Learns that Steven Spielberg Doesn't Know How Last Names Work
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  2. 5 hours ago

    Agree. In fact, rather prefer it. Otherwise what, the middle of the room? No one wants that.

    I’m an introvert and don’t mind it at all if someone puts me in a corner, FYI.
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  3. Mar 28

    You SAY the line is "I had enough convo for 24" but I'm PRETTY SURE it's "I have enough gumbo for 24" and I'm all like that sounds like a fun party.

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  4. Mar 22

    Heh. Heh. Hehhehhehhehheh.

    i’d forgotten all about El Hopaness Romtic, the only image on the internet to make me actually cry with mirth
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  5. Mar 19

    Otterman! Hate that guy.

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  6. Mar 18

    Also, how did "Millennial" became fixed in people's minds as "teenager I want off my lawn"? Millennials are now mostly in their 20s and 30s, these teens are mostly not/barely Millennials.

    This article is one of the stupidest things I've ever read, for a bunch of reasons. Here are a few:
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  7. Mar 15

    Hey, as long as you always set only the femur, I'm fine with that. Consistency is king.

    Replying to @Mededitor @mightyredpen @GramrgednAngel
    Oh, I'm passionately pro-femur. That's the bone, right there.
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  8. Mar 15

    ""Don't care which style just frickin' get on the same page already" mindset." is pretty much my editorial philosophy, lol

    Replying to @mightyredpen @GramrgednAngel
    Same here. Both methods have pros and cons. I have to edit in both AP and Chicago styles, so I have a "Don't care which style just frickin' get on the same page already" mindset.
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  9. Mar 15

    I'm always surprised when someone comes at me with the assumption that I must love Oxford Comma and that I'll get mad about it. I'm like, wait, what, huh?

    Replying to @mightyredpen @GramrgednAngel
    Same here. Both methods have pros and cons. I have to edit in both AP and Chicago styles, so I have a "Don't care which style just frickin' get on the same page already" mindset.
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  10. Mar 13

    I quickly read it as DJT will make Rex Tillerson Miss America

    Sorry, New York Times, but the first time I read the headline I thought, Wait, shouldn't that be Ms. Rex Tillerson?
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  11. Mar 13

    Watching the last season of Castle now during this snowstorm. I think I pretty much hate where the plot is going, but will now ragewatch it until the end because we've come this far, haven't we.

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  12. Mar 13

    “We really will miss him. Full stop. One space.”

    Not a moment too soon.
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  13. Mar 13

    Does "Pan's Labyrinth" count? The best movie I wish I had never seen. Scared the heck out of me.

    What’s the scariest movie you’ve ever seen that’s not ~technically~ considered a horror movie? Mine is “Jurassic Park”
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  14. Mar 12

    So I have no problem with starting sentences with the word "so."

    Sometimes, it's OK to start a sentence with "so."
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  15. Mar 9

    It's 11 pm on a Friday night. You should read this thread.

    Authors, it's 2018. Do not title your books with a forceful wordplay on your main character's name. Angel Stevens only wanted to retire from the FBI in peace, until a serial killer changed all that in FALLING ANGEL DON'T DO THIS EVER AGAIN
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    Mar 8

    As an editor I change 'mankind' or generic 'man', 'he', etc. to a gender-neutral alternative multiple times a week. They're still endemic. Thread of tips for :

    Avoid sexist language. Change: mankind → humankind, humanity forefathers → ancestors, forebears workmanlike → efficient, competent
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  17. Mar 6

    Also "bombogenesis" and "sharknado"

    Every nor'easter is a big storm, but not every big storm is a nor'easter. And if "nor'easter" sounds like a stupid word to you, I invite to consider the word "monsoon".
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  18. Mar 6

    "Madame Blowvary"

    "If I had a pony I’d name it Ernest Hemingneigh."
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  19. Mar 6

    "Dumpster fire (noun, US informal): "an utterly calamitous or mismanaged situation or occurrence: disaster.""

    "If a word is frequently used enough by some people, it has to be placed into a reference for all people," says .
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  20. Mar 5

    "I'm just leaving this here to soak." NO.

    In case you hadn't heard... The dishwasher is broken.
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