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Tag Archives: Associated Press
Spot the Writing Error–NFL Edition
Let’s start 2011 with an easy round of Spot the Error, courtesy of today’s sports news: What’s wrong with this article? Answer (posted 8 January 2011): It’s right there in the headline. The word they wanted was eke, not eek. … Continue reading
Posted in Word Choice, Writing in its natural habitat
Tagged Associated Press, football, writing errors
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Yahoo! It’s a Style Guide!
The Yahoo! Style Guide: Writing and Editing for the Web was published earlier this month. If you write for online publishing, it’s well worth a look. (The website, linked above, is also a good resource to bookmark.) What’s that? “What’s … Continue reading
Posted in Style, Style manual, Toolbox
Tagged APA, Associated Press, Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, The Economist, Turabian, Kate, Yahoo!
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