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The Absence of Copy Editors

Posted on July 9, 2008 by lwidmer

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!

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  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.

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  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…

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

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

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  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.

    Reply

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  1. writtenexpressions Avatar
    writtenexpressions
    July 9, 2008

    Oh, that’s good stuff!

    Reply
  2. Irreverent Freelancer Avatar
    Irreverent Freelancer
    July 9, 2008

    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.

    Reply
  3. Amanda Nicole Avatar
    Amanda Nicole
    July 9, 2008

    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…

    Reply
  4. Rebecca Smith Avatar
    Rebecca Smith
    July 10, 2008

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

    Reply
  5. --Deb Avatar
    --Deb
    July 17, 2008

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

    Reply
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