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In Depth The power of Babel How to deal with editorial issues that arise with transliterated and romanized text Currents Little people, bad word Most of us are familiar with the various words that can be used to insult specific groups of people. But here�s one that some people may not realize could cause offense: midget. Ask the Editor Ask the Editor Spelling of daycare and child care; italicizing names of online publications; hyphen guidance In Style Whisky rebellion What�s a copyeditor to do when faced with variable spellings? Norm Goldstein argues that the consistency of having one spelling in all cases overrides the dubious reasoning for alternative spellings. Technically Speaking A Word 2007 lifesaver - the customizable Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access Toolbar can make the transition to using Word 2007 much less daunting. Dictionary Update Dictionary Update cloud computing; digital cliff; TBTF	Common Sense Journalism Danger: Journalists reporting science/engineering Monday, February 8, 2010 3:47 pm You Don't Say Snow day 4 Monday, February 8, 2010 6:49 am The Grammarphobia Blog: Grammar, Usage, Etymology, and More As of this writing ... Monday, February 8, 2010 6:10 am Q: Fredricka Whitfield and Heidi Collins of CNN, among others, use the expression "as of yet." To me, it reeks of confusion between "as yet" and "as of now." Comment? A: The phrase "as of yet"� may indeed be a relatively recent conflation of "as yet"� and "as of now,"� but this "as"� business has its roots in Middle English, the language spoken from about 1100 to 1500. Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing Does "E-book" Have a Hyphen? Sunday, February 7, 2010 3:05 pm Visual Thesaurus : Word Routes The Legend of Cary Grant's Telegram Wednesday, February 3, 2010 10:00 pm After writing about "crash blossoms" in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine, I've gotten plenty of responses from readers sending in their own favorite examples of unintentionally ambiguous headlines. Double-Tongued Dictionary Buzzwords of 2009 in the New York Times Sunday, December 20, 2009 7:17 am

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Copyediting podcast: FIDDLY RULES 12��The comma splice�

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February 2, 2010
FIDDLY RULES 12: The comma splice

The twelfth in a series of podcasts about fiddly rules that Copyediting editor Wendalyn Nichols says are nevertheless ones that careful writers follow. In this episode, fiddly rule number 12: Avoid the comma splice. (3 min.)

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If you edit any kind of copy—marketing materials, employee newsletters, Web pages, newspapers, magazines, academic works, books, journals, and more—you’ll find the timely coverage of language-use issues and practical editorial advice in Copyediting newsletter will help you do your best work.