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.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Just want it to be over

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One of my readers suggests that I address the naming of the decade that is passing away, since no one seems to have agreed on a term. Fortun...
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Saturday, December 19, 2009

That man in the White House

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Hell of a story: Popular Democrat comes into office succeeding a highly unpopular Republican administration, hits the ground running to deal...
Friday, December 18, 2009

In case you missed it ...

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A recent comment on the post “Christmas is coming. Save yourselves” said: I can't wait until all copy editors are out of work. You pe...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

What do you want to hear about?

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I told you yesterday that I am scheduled to conduct two audioconferences on editing for McMurry, one in January, “Things Your English Teache...
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Monday, December 14, 2009

A BRIEF COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

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*****ADVERTISEMENT***** I have been engaged by McMurry, which also publishes the Copyediting newsletter, to conduct two audio conferences...
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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Meep me, daddy, eight to the bar

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The principal of a high school in Massachusetts recently banned the word meep in his school, threatening any student who used it, spoken or...
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Don't make me no nevermind

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I can’t hardly think why so many people get all bent out of shape over minor variations in language. Myself, I could care less how people ta...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

On board at the Press Foundation

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I have been elected a trustee of the Maryland Delaware District of Columbia Press Foundation. The foundation, an offshoot of the MDDC Press ...
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Does 'foodie' make you cringe?

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Normally, I would shun reality shows as I would the fetid corpse of a raccoon at the roadside,* but my wife and son are addicted to Top Chef...
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Monday, December 7, 2009

I don't really look this good

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The photo added to the blog today was taken by David Hobby, an accomplished former Baltimore Sun photographer.* If you have any interest in ...
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