You Don't Say

John McIntyre, whom James Wolcott called "the Dave Brubeck of the art and craft of copy editing," writes on language, editing, journalism, and random topics. Identifying his errors relieves him of the burden of omniscience. Write to jemcintyre@gmail.com, befriend at Facebook, or follow at Twitter: @johnemcintyre. His original "You Don't Say" blog at The Baltimore Sun ran from 2005 to 2021, and posts on it can sometimes be found at baltimoresun.com through Google searches.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Saturday morning

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Saturday turns out to be a day to catch up. Item: James Wolcott makes a graceful tribute to Samuel Johnson on his Vanity Fair blog, brin...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

A copy editor's job description

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My son, J.P., recounts that one of his high school classmates said of me that “he was the most intimidating of my friends’ parents, because ...
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To the books, citizens!

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In the clamor over revamping the health care system, the term illegal immigrants is surfacing again. But before our good native-born fellow ...
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A personal note at the Johnson tercentenary

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“Greek, sir, is like lace,” said Samuel Johnson; “every man gets as much of it as he can.” Fashions in men’s clothing and, sadly, learning h...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Leafiness

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The house across the street sits within a grove of trees. Two of the most prominent, a sweet gum and a tulip poplar, are beginning to change...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Treason!

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Last week the editor of the Maryland Gazette published a justification for using the construction may have laid down in the road on purpose ...
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Saturday, September 12, 2009

H.L.M.

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On this date in 1880, Henry Louis Mencken was born. By the time of the stroke in 1948 that robbed him of the ability to read and write, he h...
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Friday, September 11, 2009

A catholic taste

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The mark of a mature taste is the ability to appreciate excellence in different forms — Carolina barbecue as well as steak au poivre . Thus,...
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Congress has a lot to learn

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There was a brief brouhaha this week after the gentleman from South Carolina blurted, “You lie!” during the president’s address to Congress,...
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You lie, you lay, you have lain

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Thanks to a dispatch from a reader of this blog, I learned that a reader of the Maryland Gazette complained about the grammar of the openin...
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