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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

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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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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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