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The Absence of Copy Editors

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You just have to read it to understand. This article appeared in The Washington Post last month. Hysterical!

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5 thoughts on “The Absence of Copy Editors”

  1. writtenexpressions says:
    July 9, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    Oh, that’s good stuff!

  2. Irreverent Freelancer says:
    July 9, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    How on earth did I miss this article? I spotted the first two errors immediately and knew I was in for a treat. Thanks for sharing.

  3. Amanda Nicole says:
    July 9, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    Oh, that’s rich. This was my fave,

    “Grotesque cultural insensitivity in the line about Jewish women.”

    Haha, can you imagine a copy editor writing that in the margin? And I didn’t know we could pistol whip interviewees…

  4. Rebecca Smith says:
    July 10, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    This is just too much fun. Thanks for sharing, Lori! Loved it.

  5. --Deb says:
    July 17, 2008 at 1:25 pm

    Oh, I love this article! I would never have seen it without your link so, thanks. Too hilarious.

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