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There's magnetic poetry on the external elevator door on my floor. I'm actively fighting the urge to organize the words by part of speech.
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“Splifficated” and Other Obscure Slang Words from the 1920s hellogiggles.com/splifficated-a… (h/t @Ash_Dodge)
Fitzgerald’s editor Max Perkins deleted many a dash from "The Great Gatsby." grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/dashes-in-nove… (h/t @WilliamGeorgeQ)
Check out this tip to learn more about using "that" and "it" for companies: grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/pronoun-compan…
So cool! RT @erinmorgenstern My Night Circus shelf with all the different editions. instagram.com/p/ZlU1VlB8pd/
In this week's poem, Gertrude Hink remembers Mrs. Grafton: grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/poem-incentivi… #grammar
Find out why John E. McIntyre says reading other people’s raw copy is like looking at your grandmother naked: grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/mcintyre-you-d…
Word nerd heaven: @GrammarGirl invites ‏@johnemcintyre to read from "The Old Editor Says." tinyurl.com/bawg8hy
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In the 1790s, classrooms would split into teams for spelling bees. The losing team would have to sweep the floors & light the morning fire.
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Poem: O Grafton, Mrs. Grafton: O Grafton, Mrs. Grafton, I can’t believe my... grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/poem-incentivi… #teacherlove #grammarangst
It's Eliza Doolittle Day! In this clip, Eliza is speaking in her Cockney accent, prior to beginning voice lessons: youtube.com/watch?v=i9K3NC…
Clearly the key to getting acquired by Yahoo is omitting orthographic 'e' from your name-final syllabic sonorant. Hence my new site, Whatevr
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Why the question "Is this a real word?" makes @EditorSkinner feel like he's in a "Far Side" cartoon: ow.ly/laaJB
What are the most common changes editors make? @ArrantPedantry has the answer: arrantpedantry.com/2013/05/16/my-… #research
From "Livestrong" to "Boston Strong"--an interesting history of "X Strong" by @bgzimmer via @BostonGlobe bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/05/…
Just noticed our tires are wearing down, so it'll be a wild Friday night for us at Costco getting them rotated. #responsibleadults
Wow. Thanks! MT @nighttimeapp Picked up some books to help me edit my novel, but so far @GrammarGirl 's has been the most useful.
Just got off a call with @LenPeralta about a secret project. Bwahaha. #soexcited
Grammar Girl's podcast this week is about "The Old Editor Says," with extracts read by The Old Editor himself. tinyurl.com/bawg8hy
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But I rarely follow up or keep in touch. I wonder if that is normal or if I'm just antisocial. I do work at home alone, after all. (2/2)
I've met many wonderful people at conferences, and I often think about them: "She was awesome!" "I really liked him." (1/2)
This looks like fun! MT @ChuckWendig Random Fantasy Character Generator! Today's flash fiction challenge is live. terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/05…
. @seeflanigan We covered "slow" versus "slowly" in this article about flat adverbs: grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/do-all-adverbs…
You can listen free to @GetItDoneGuy's Harvard Business School career webinar: "Living an Extraordinary Life": steverrobbins.com/living-an-extr…
What do the words and expressions 'OMG', 'newspaper', 'cricket', 'Queen Mum', 'be', and 'human' have in common? oxford.ly/10C8YXP
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Ever wonder why no apostrophe's, erm ,apostrophes in Harpers Ferry and Pikes Peak? Here's why: online.wsj.com/article/SB1000… Thanks @srussolillo
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Resisted the irrational urge to change a "while" to an "although." #amediting #resistirrationalpeeves
Are the hamburgers “burned” or “burnt”? It depends on where you live: grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/burned-versus-…
Want More Retweets On Twitter? Use An Exclamation Point! [STUDY] mediabistro.com/alltwitter/twi… (h/t @catester)
Here's an article about the bill he is pushing. His appearance a few minutes ago was equally unconvincing: slate.com/blogs/future_t…
I wish Tom Apodaca were on Twitter so I could tell him how stupid he just sounded on @CNBC trying to defend banning @TeslaMotors from NC.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA RT @rupinjapan: Comedian Kurt Braunohler hired a sky writer to do this over LA i.imgur.com/rI6o1rH.jpg
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It's a mystery! Maybe you can help solve it: RT @ARTORICAL OED asks public to help track down mystery book: bit.ly/179DPg1
I badly WANT TO KNOW who really writes these! MT @booksamillion Richard Castle's “STORM FRONT” on the horizon at BAM! bit.ly/YFNXrU
The trailer for @mightymur's new book ("The Shambling Guide to NYC") is one of the better book trailers I've seen: tmblr.co/ZKrPVykzCjQI
Another super article about how "slash" is developing, this time from @janesolomon. She found examples from 2008! hotword.dictionary.com/nonstandard-sl…
Sometimes I'm actually smart and record a word two ways when I realize I don't know how to pronounce it. Paid off today. #podcasting
The correct possessive form is "somebody else's." Ignore your spellchecker if it marks it wrong. pinterest.com/pin/1608630179…
Thanks! RT ‏@TheStylistLA one of our favorite sites with great tips @GrammarGirl grammar.quickanddirtytips.com
Thanks! RT ‏@SocialMediaDIY Do you blog? Are you looking for some helpful grammar tips with a sense of humor? Try @GrammarGirl!
Paul L. Ford, Jr. found an audio clip of the "National Treasure" exchange for me! hark.com/clips/wzhlcfpj…
Struggling with writing an article. Starting to make excuses: This tea is the wrong flavor. My font is too small. This chair is too high.
I wish I could find a video clip of just this exchange from the movie "National Treasure": imdb.com/title/tt036889… #capitalization
The smart kids are saying it actually is more important to properly charge your battery the first time. #nowyouknow
Instructions on a new battery: "Charge correctly the first time." Yeah, because it's fine to do it wrong all the later times.
RT @OED Are we living in the age of the acronym? oxford.ly/13TBjGP by @McGuinnessRoss via @MetroUK feat. @GrammarGirl