Editing Junkie

07/22/2013

Stolen from Twitter: "Being a good writer is 3% talent...and 97% not being distracted by the internet."

05/29/2013

On a scale of 1 ("I can't believe that bothers people.") to 10 ("It makes me want to put my own eye out!"), how irritating is it when people use "dialogue" as a verb?

05/25/2013

The same is true of 'blood-sucking leeches.'

05/24/2013

Which one of these would you like to revive?

Help bring them back.

05/23/2013

Hey, fellow lovers of words and literature! A longtime client, who happens to be a purveyor of rare books, is looking for a few awesome interns.

Responsibilities would include copywriting and social marketing. We're looking for students who love books and literature--no marketing expertise necessary!

Know someone? Send me a message here and I'll respond with details and contact information.

05/23/2013

As hilariously incorrect as this Lonely Island semicolons rap is, we really must advise against using semicolons at all. They’re super unnecessary; just ask Kurt Vonnegut:

05/10/2013

As a former teacher, I sometimes miss these hilariously obvious "I-just-watched-the-movie" or "I-copy-and-pasted-Wikipedia" moments. This one is golden!

By Jordan Asher Major Brogan III, age 16

04/18/2013

Think I'll stick to drinking the shiraz...

03/22/2013

Can you imagine being murdered over the word "longitude"? I can't....but I can imagine being the one to wield the knife...

So over the last week or so I've been involved in something properly exciting. In collaboration with CRASSH - the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities - I've been helpin...

03/18/2013

One council in England has opted to ban punctuation from street signs because of the "potential confusion" punctuation causes?!?!