Copy Editor Hell

worldfamousprofessor: the way this sentence is phrased makes it...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:01:01 -0400

the way this sentence is phrased makes it sound like the fact that he is the donkey kong high score record holder is what makes him eligible to be the president of taiwan

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Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:01:57 -0400

corgiwhisperer: A first year student just posted a photo of his...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:01:41 -0400

corgiwhisperer:

A first year student just posted a photo of his political science prof’s firm stance on using the right form of it’s/its.

As an english major this warms my heart. :’)

h3rmitsunited: belbet: kimjongthrilla: logicadinfinitum: so ijust realised something plastic...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:54:57 -0400

h3rmitsunited:

belbet:

kimjongthrilla:

logicadinfinitum:

so ijust realised something

plastic donasours, right

plastic is made of oil

which comed from

DINOSAIRS

plastic dinosaurs are made of irl dinosaurs

i…

science has definitely come too far

how did you manage to spell dinosaurs differently 3 times

fiyerro: i’ve been angry about this for my entire life

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:22:22 -0400

fiyerro:

i’ve been angry about this for my entire life

cracked: 92% of potential employers are viewing your...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:44:27 -0400

cracked:

92% of potential employers are viewing your “Projectile Vomitin’ O’ The Green” Facebook photo album right now.

6 Ways Companies Are Secretly Screwing Job Applicants

#2. They’re Checking Your Facebook Profile for Party Pics and Spelling Errors

[I]f you think you’re getting around this by not providing links to your profiles, think again, because 73 percent of potential employers will track them down anyway
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What are they looking for, exactly? Well, the obvious stuff: drug use, sexual posts, drunken activity, My Little Pony cosplay. But you might be surprised to find out that the biggest sin of all is apparently spelling and grammar errors — more employers were turned off by the public butchering of the English language than by references to alcohol.

But you can just fix this whole mess by not having social networking profiles in the first place, right? Nope — if nothing comes up for you, that just makes employers think you’ve got something to hide.

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Apparently, it is Paddy not Pattys for the upcoming holiday...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:04:01 -0400

Apparently, it is Paddy not Pattys for the upcoming holiday...:

bestrooftalkever:

But really who the fuck cares?

Copy editors care.

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Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:11:35 -0500

Rachael Ray encuentra la inspiración para cocinar [,] su familia y su perro

Incapaz de comer [,] diarrea

¡Es hora de comer niños!

cracked: Some seriously good advice.

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:11:30 -0500

cracked:

Some seriously good advice.

newsweek: A detailed look from White House photographer Pete...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:30:35 -0500

newsweek:

A detailed look from White House photographer Pete Souza at Barack Obama, Copy Editor in Chief.

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Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:33:07 -0500

Payed (pĀd) v.

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:15:18 -0500

bestrooftalkever:

1. A past tense and a past participle of pay¹. Grammatically correct but still infuriating enough to be totally justified in smacking a user of this word with intent to cause deep tissue bruising.

2. You may also tear off their eyebrows to make yourself a pair of tiny carpets.

ex. After you said that you “payed attention,” me and my whiffle ball bat “paid you a visit.”

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Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:26:18 -0500

laughingsquid: xkcd: Star Trek into Darkness

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:27:55 -0500

laughingsquid:

xkcd: Star Trek into Darkness

"Law enforcement officials confirmed Friday that four more copy editors were killed this week amid..."

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:36:55 -0500

“Law enforcement officials confirmed Friday that four more copy editors were killed this week amid ongoing violence between two rival gangs divided by their loyalties to the The Associated Press Stylebook and The Chicago Manual Of Style.

“At this time we have reason to believe the killings were gang-related and carried out by adherents of both the AP and Chicago styles, part of a vicious, bloody feud to establish control over the grammar and usage guidelines governing American English,” said FBI spokesman Paul Holstein, showing reporters graffiti tags in which the word “anti-social” had been corrected to read “antisocial.”

“The deadly territory dispute between these two organizations, as well as the notorious MLA Handbook gang, has claimed the lives of more than 63 publishing professionals this year alone.”

Officials also stated that an innocent 35-year-old passerby who found himself caught up in a long-winded dispute over use of the serial, or Oxford, comma had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

- The Onion, 4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence. (via futurejournalismproject)

darrynek: people that reblog your post and edit it with proper grammar and...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:34:09 -0500

darrynek:

people that reblog your post and edit it with proper grammar and punctuation

YOU’RE WELCOME!

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Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:47:54 -0500

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:00:35 -0500

themotherfuckingmarchesa: overshareanonymous: charman-ders: 13 years of school and im still not...

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:59:28 -0500

themotherfuckingmarchesa:

overshareanonymous:

charman-ders:

13 years of school and im still not sure if its “grey” or “gray”

It’s grEy in England and grAy in America.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME I’VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS SINCE I WAS A FUCKING FETUS AND IT’S LITERALLY THAT EASY?????

It’s also grEy in Canada, and I’m guessing the rest of the Commonwealth countries as well.

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Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:05:21 -0500