Where else will you find a reference to a 19th century British poem in the sports section?
This very much pleases my writer’s brain.
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Why I love the CBC
Friday, February 29, 2008
The New York Subway it ain’t…
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Translink’s version of the “don’t litter” sign:
“It’s your transit system, help keep it tidy.”
That comma hurts my soul.
The Translink sign-writers could stand to learn a thing or two from their counterparts in New York…
Even Microsoft is okay when they’re disagreeably facetious
Thursday, February 28, 2008
I don’t like Microsoft.
But I am rather fond of their “Disagreeably Facetious Type Glossary.”
I particularly like this bit:
BOWLS are strokes that enclose a white space, like those that make the o and O. The two parts in the g are also bowls. Where a curve partially encloses a space it is also sometimes called a […]
Dear “as per”: I hate you
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
I received an e-mail today that contained the following:
“please email me as per for immediate follow up”
This sentence, of course, has larger issues than the “as per.” But it made me think about this little expression, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I hate it.
I’ve searched through a number of dictionaries and usage guides, […]
My favorite quote of 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The semicolon is correct, though I’d have used a colon, which I think would be a bit more sophisticated in that sentence.
This is what Allan M. Siegal, former standards editor at The New York Times had to say about a New York subway sign that drew attention for its use of the ever-confusing semicolon.
The sign […]
Time to start a blog…
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Here’s the traditional “my first post” post. As I get used to this blogging thing, the content will get more exciting, I promise.
For now, I’ll just recommend my favorite site for copy editors: The Slot, created by Bill Walsh (author of such excellent reads as Lapsing Into a Comma and The Elephants of Style ). […]