“Hopefully” entered the realm of acceptability last week, receiving the blessing of The Associated Press Stylebook. The stylebook’s editors announced at the national convention of the American Copy Editors Society
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Q&A: Is a family a ‘who’ or a ‘that’?
Jill writes: We got into a debate the other day about whether a family is a “who” or a “that.” I said “who” because it is made up of people.
Continue readingThe weak in review: Typos, solar-powered birds and the American mind
It’s spring, and a grizzled editor’s fancy turns to thoughts of the bizarre. (If you were expecting love, try Tennyson, who looks far more grizzled than I.)
Continue readingThe dangers of “true facts”
This is Webb, Jack Webb. He wasn’t a detective, but he played one on TV. Jack Webb as Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday on “Dragnet” He was a good
Continue readingAP on social media: Words of guidance and caution
I hope those of you who have access to AP’s online stylebook will peruse the new social media guidelines. They are a helpful addition to the stylebook, with such entries
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