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RGMike

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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #30 on: November 17, 2008, 12:25:10 PM »
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #31 on: January 20, 2009, 10:27:40 AM »
Have any of you crazy copy editors checked out gooseGrade?
http://www.goosegrade.com/
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #32 on: February 09, 2009, 04:24:34 PM »
another "Literally Misused" sighting/citing:

This kind of securitized lending accounted for more than half of the credit available to consumers and businesses here in the U.S. before the meltdown. Now it's literally fallen off a cliff, actually fell to within a hair's breadth of zero.

not only does he go over the edge by using literally incorrectly, he climbs back up and jumps off again by using "actually" to  reinforce the whole mess.

Not for the grammatically squeamish!
Read it if you dare!
Listen at your own risk!  (at about 10:30-10:40 into the file)
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #33 on: February 10, 2009, 01:15:44 PM »
Quote from: Tinka_Cat on February 09, 2009, 04:24:34 PM
another "Literally Misused" sighting/citing:

This kind of securitized lending accounted for more than half of the credit available to consumers and businesses here in the U.S. before the meltdown. Now it's literally fallen off a cliff, actually fell to within a hair's breadth of zero.

not only does he go over the edge by using literally incorrectly, he climbs back up and jumps off again by using "actually" to  reinforce the whole mess.

Not for the grammatically squeamish!
Read it if you dare!
Listen at your own risk!  (at about 10:30-10:40 into the file)

Which led me to find this: http://www.robertfulford.com/literally.html

and this: http://literally.barelyfitz.com/

What fun!
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #34 on: February 10, 2009, 01:31:10 PM »
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 10, 2009, 01:15:44 PM
Quote from: Tinka_Cat on February 09, 2009, 04:24:34 PM
another "Literally Misused" sighting/citing:

This kind of securitized lending accounted for more than half of the credit available to consumers and businesses here in the U.S. before the meltdown. Now it's literally fallen off a cliff, actually fell to within a hair's breadth of zero.

not only does he go over the edge by using literally incorrectly, he climbs back up and jumps off again by using "actually" to  reinforce the whole mess.

Not for the grammatically squeamish!
Read it if you dare!
Listen at your own risk!  (at about 10:30-10:40 into the file)

Which led me to find this: http://www.robertfulford.com/literally.html

and this: http://literally.barelyfitz.com/

What fun!

Picky grammarians of the world, rebel!!
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #35 on: March 09, 2009, 09:37:03 AM »
The Copy Editor's Lament

You guys will love this song.

minor caveat, it took a really long time to buffer when I listened to it.
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #36 on: March 09, 2009, 10:31:12 AM »
Quote from: urth on February 10, 2009, 01:31:10 PM
Picky grammarians ...

redundant, no?  :)
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #37 on: May 01, 2009, 09:40:26 AM »
Not sure where else to put this, but I was just forwarded an email from our Taiwan HQ alerting us to the precautions we should be taking due to concerns about the Swan Flu.
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #38 on: May 01, 2009, 10:34:23 AM »
Quote from: mshray on May 01, 2009, 09:40:26 AM
Not sure where else to put this, but I was just forwarded an email from our Taiwan HQ alerting us to the precautions we should be taking due to concerns about the Swan Flu.

guess that UglyDuckling Flu finally grew up...
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #39 on: May 01, 2009, 02:20:36 PM »
currently sitting in on our wkly sales meeting, but no one is looking over my shoulder.

My buddy Michael on the East Coast is talking about a contact he has at HP whose name is Trim Sheppard...

...and all I can think of is Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs "I need some trim, Jack!"
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #40 on: May 03, 2009, 07:04:05 PM »
Quote from: mshray on May 01, 2009, 02:20:36 PM
currently sitting in on our wkly sales meeting, but no one is looking over my shoulder.

My buddy Michael on the East Coast is talking about a contact he has at HP whose name is Trim Sheppard...

...and all I can think of is Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs "I need some trim, Jack!"

Not sure if it was before or after 48 Hours, but I distinctly recall when a reference to getting one's tree trimmed meant you were getting some action.

ETA:
Which for some reason put me in mind of the early Blondie tune Look Good In Blue, with the tagline "I could give you some head...and shoulders to line on." Anyone heard that one lately?
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #41 on: May 14, 2009, 10:08:40 PM »
Had a Letterman moment today: a taqueria in the Mission has large posters in the window touting its various burritos -- not hand-lettered signs, these are professional jobs -- and one for their veggie burrito says it's "maked with fresh vegetables". Oops.
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #42 on: May 14, 2009, 11:06:41 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on May 14, 2009, 10:08:40 PM
Had a Letterman moment today: a taqueria in the Mission has large posters in the window touting it's various burritos -- not hand-lettered signs, these are professional jobs -- and one for their veggie burrito says it's "maked with fresh vegetables". Oops.

A few years ago the doughnut shop at 9th and Judah had a banner posted offering 2-for-1 doughnuts (or some sort of special offer) from Feb 1 through Feb 30.
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #43 on: June 02, 2009, 09:46:42 AM »
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Re: Copyedit 101
« Reply #44 on: June 02, 2009, 09:56:10 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on June 02, 2009, 09:46:42 AM
bad, bad bobbleheads...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ratto/detail?blogid=64&entry_id=40655

The Nats aren't the only ones. Couple of years back the Giants' had a Moises Alou bobble that had the team name misspelled on his jersey: Ginats.  I'll try to find a pic of it.
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