October 26 News Roundup
Submitted by Erin Brenner on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 6:00am
The state of copyediting and how it affects writers; the effects of malapropisms on an election; and more.
- “What Happens When the Safety Net Is Much Smaller”: Are newspapers finally saying “something must be done” about the lack of copyediting? (American Copy Editors Society)
- “Taking Responsibility”: If “something must be done,” maybe it’s writers acting as their own copyeditors. (You Don’t Say)
- “Rick Perry’s Distractive Birther Language”: Malapropisms can really limit a candidate’s chances of winning. (ComPost, The Washington Post)
- “30 Years of Linguistics at Gallaudet”: American Sign Language is not English, but it is a language. (Language Log)
- “How Come It Can’t Be Used?”: When amateurs pick up their red pens. (Sesquiotica)
Try and make some sense! See how that doesn't make any sense. You try to make sense. You don't try and also make sense while you're at it, or make
