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Comment on KNOW THE SCORE! by Karla Daly

Karla Daly — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:10:45 +0000

Oh, you’re so clever!

Comment on Feast on This! by jimmer

jimmer — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:19:14 +0000

My question is open to both you and your wife, since the two of you seem to have excellent command of the English language. When you read, do you hear an “inner voice” reading the words to you (a process known as subvocalization)? I ask this because I am a foreign student still trying to perfect my English, and still hear the words when I read. I was wondering if this is a habit that dies with proficiency in the language, or if it is a common process for even the most well-read of us. I have seen conflicting reports, and just wanted to clarify.

Comment on A Matter of Degree by Karla Daly

Karla Daly — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:16:03 +0000

A MAJOR publishing house put the wrong middle initial in a friend’s name on the cover of his new book! And the “thinning of ranks” extends to freelance editors, too; as a freelancer, I am definitely feeling the pinch.

Comment on A Matter of Degree by Katherine Gekker

Katherine Gekker — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:38:24 +0000

I, too, have noted the decline in copy editing over the years. The Washington Post has been awful. That being said, spell check (not requiring a copy editor) would have caught this error, and it does appear on the cover of one annual event!

Comment on Closure on the word “Closure” by figmentofcogitation

figmentofcogitation — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:10:25 +0000

Thank you for voicing my sentiments about the pop-psych lingo that keeps cropping up in news coverage. In grief, there is no closure, possibly because it’s a meaningless term. Eventually we move on because life demands it, but nothing closes. I do love the word “imbecile,” though.

Michelle

Comment on Something Stinks by Pam R

Pam R — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:36:06 +0000

The noisome use of such words as synonyms for perfectly workmanlike words — in the attempt to sound more erudite — gives us editors shpilkes. Or is that “we” editors?

Comment on Something Stinks by figmentofcogitation

figmentofcogitation — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:21:47 +0000

Nicely done, Katherine.

Comment on Something Stinks by Katherine Gekker

Katherine Gekker — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:05:04 +0000

Ah, the vagaries of usage.

Comment on Vague, Vaguer, Vaguest by Katherine Gekker

Katherine Gekker — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:17:52 +0000

Ah, the vagaries of a thirteen-year-old daughter’s life. Correct usage?

Comment on It’s the Law by Tweets that mention It’s the Law « Nuptial Vowels -- Topsy.com

Tweets that mention It’s the Law « Nuptial Vowels -- Topsy.com — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:18:54 +0000

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