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.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Just thinkin' about tomorrow

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Last night, after the conclusion of the final Easter Day service at Memorial Episcopal Church, seventy people swarmed over the premises. ...
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Friday, April 2, 2010

Three things the Vatican could learn from Richard Nixon

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1. Yes, some people dislike you and take glee in your misfortune. Do not give them ammunition; they will use it. 2. Not everyone, however,...
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Gee, I used to think I was a journalist

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A good, strong burst of cleansing anger gets the day off to a running start. Steve Yelvington quotes on Twitter a remarkably stupid remark ...
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The last of the Earlys

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My mother had a sharp tongue – as the proverbial expression has it, the only edged tool that gets sharper with use. It is part of her legacy...
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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Worse than Groundhog Day

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April 1 is a day on which I ought to do the same things I do on Superbowl Sunday: lock the door, draw the blinds, and lie on the floor until...
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Death of Susan Tifft

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I was sorry to learn today of the death of Susan Tifft from brain cancer. Ms. Tifft was a professor of journalism at Duke University. S...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Don't mock the afflicted

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The saddest examples of Teabonics , the photo array of hand-printed signs displayed at Tea Party rallies, are those championing the English ...
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

He has to pay WHAT?

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W. Charles Bailey Jr., a Baltimore attorney who says that this blog is one of his favorite diversions, has found what he thinks is an err...
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Recognize the inner bully

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Never mind that Romantic era and Victorian gush about the innocence of children. I have been convinced for years that on any given day an...
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Try to keep up

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I’ve been meaning to write up some appreciations of Jack Lynch’s The Lexicographer’s Dilemma and some books on language sent over by Oxf...
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