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You Don’t Say

NOES: the plural form of the word “no”

July 20, 2010

In a recent article I read the report of someone who was making the case that the Republicans in Congress are the” Party of No!” It is a  criticism which we have heard numerous times over the past eighteen months of the Obama administration.  Clearly, it is a technique decided upon and organized by the [...]

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COCKING A SNOOK: to show that you do not respect something or someone by doing something that insults them

July 7, 2010

I’m told there’s a blogging tradition which involves building upon an existing post on someone else’s blog.  I hope I’m right, because today I’m using the same title  that John McIntyre uses today on his blog, You Don’t Say. As I’ve told you before, it’s the first blog I check out every day.  Without ever [...]

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EDITOR’S EYE: the ability to catch written problems that will confuse the reader

April 26, 2010

Ever since I began writing this blog in October, 2009, I have been increasingly exposed to the realm of editing.   I was vaguely aware of the profession before then, but of late I have become personally involved as I befriended editors of all stripes and began to hear their stories.  Unfortunately, the primary story they [...]

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