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Over the last few months, I've seen both "whet you whistle" and "wet my appetite", and neither one is true. People's lips aren't sharper than they need to be, and people don't have to eat if they get a good soak. This is how to keep soaked and hydrated in the right places. Wet Your Whistle This expression has been used since the 14th century. wet has no hidden meaning. It … [Read more...] about Wet Your Whistle and Whet Your Appetite

Imagine that you go to a restaurant and a friend orders your meal based on healthy eating habits. Imagine walking down the street when a stranger pulls you aside and forces you to change clothes to suit their opinion. Imagine sharing your health problems with someone at a party and then having them force you to take a pill because they "know" that this treatment will … [Read more...] about Don’t Be a Grammar Vigilante

In 2018 Storify closed its doors permanently and users were able to export their content. Now, you might be curious about other Storify alternatives. Storify's drag-and-drop approach to online storytelling isn't unique. However, few other alternatives allow you to combine social media streams from multiple sources, and then organize them in one interface. Storify was also a … [Read more...] about Storify Alternatives – What’s the Best Option?

At the American Copy Editors Society's annual conference, Sarah Grey (of Grey editing) and Ashley Bischoff(of Friendly editing) presented a session entitled "What's The Word?" Bischoff addressed the issue of ableist. I thought I knew a lot about it. It was a difficult problem to grasp and I didn't know how large it could be until that morning. What's Ableist Language? Any … [Read more...] about Disabling Ableist Language

If you can get past Urban Dictionary entries that contain disgusting sexual disorders and the Maine culinary inequalities of Bangor, Maine, bangorrhea is defined as the excessive use of exclamation marks in a vain attempt to make your writing more exciting. All copy editors must clean up bangorrhea at some point in their careers... and we complain about … [Read more...] about A Great Word for an Annoying Writing Habit!!!