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.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Reach out, AT&T, and ignore someone

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In late September, I posted a speculation that the people running AT&T might be "the most feckless pack of bungling gits and lubber...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

In time for Christmas

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I have Burl Ives in my head singing, "Have a holly jolly Christmas,"* which reminds me that it is time to begin making seasonal pr...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

James McIntyre, I wish you the best of luck

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For some time now I have been receiving email from At&T about an account for one James McIntyre. I spent a fair amount of time on Friday...
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Put this in the backpack

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At the office supply store the other day, I noticed that the back-to-school merchandise is already on display. And yet there is one essentia...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Product placement

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When I go in to get a haircut, I am always asked, "Do you want some product?" (They always offer to sell you stuff, but they never...
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Friday, June 14, 2013

Is "data" singular or plural? Yes

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At LinkedIn, the group STET: Professional Copy Editors has been considering "the data are" and "the data is." Here is th...
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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Not a fan of vodka

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Liquor should taste of something. That is why the brown liquors, bourbon, Scotch, and rye, have appeal; they have flavor. For martinis, gi...
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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Anybody thirsty?

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A couple of weeks ago, John Bosley, one of my local readers, said something nice about me on Facebook, and on a whim I suggested that we mee...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

And now, Dow Jones

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I have word from Rich Holden that a shipment of copies of The Old Editor Says  has arrived, and copies will be given to each intern in this ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

A little attention for The Old Editor

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In this week's City Paper ,  Baynard Woods profiles me . This, his opening paragraph, will help you decide whether to read further: ...
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