Editor
Tag: Grammar
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![Eight-frame cartoon. Frame 1: Bespectacled editor sits at her desk, looking at her computer, her hand on her mouse. Frame 2: She sees on her screen a post she has composed on “Social Media Platform,” which reads “[Relatable observation about a frustration common to editors]” She hits “send.” Frame 3: Her computer makes a noise, indicating someone has replied. Frame 4: The first reply reads, “Haha. So true.” Three dots indicate the same person is typing. Frame 4: The computer once again makes a noise and this time “Grammar Peeve” flies out of the screen and bonks the editor on the forehead. Frame 6: She rubs her head where she was struck as she looks more closely at the screen. Frame 7: The computer makes more noises, and more words fly out of the screen, including “Author bashing” and “usage peeve.” She shields her face with her hands. Frame 8: The editor cowers under her desk with her hands protecting her head, while “Grammar Peeve” and “Usage peeve” and “Style peeve” fly out of the screen. She yells “HELLLLLP” and curly-haired editor runs in, yelling, “Delete, delete, delete!!!”](https://i0.wp.com/ivacheung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/A7D22957-890D-4A16-8E91-5F48F94E0D47.png?ssl=1 "““I")
Dedicated to Katharine O’Moore-Klopf, James Harbeck, and Ellen Jovin—ambassadors for respectful engagement within the editorial community!
Nuance
The Grammar Guru
Play along! Tweet some #SpuriousButPlausible grammar and usage rules the Grammar Guru could feature in a column. Here’s a blank if you’d like to put them in cartoon format, too:
Passive voice
“Proper” grammar
Ghost of editor past
Inspired by @Mededitor and Jonathon Owen
New sweary blog about swearing
A few days ago James Harbeck and Stan Carey launched Strong Language, a new blog about vulgarities, and they asked a bunch of language nerds, including me, to contribute. My first post is the shit. Or maybe just shit?