mighty red pen

@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.

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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.

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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
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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.

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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.

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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

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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?

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  10. Mar 13

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

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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.”

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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.

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  14. Mar 12

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

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  15. Mar 9

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

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  16. Retweeted
    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 :

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  17. Mar 6
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  18. Mar 6
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  19. Mar 6

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

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  20. Mar 5

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

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