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AP Never Changes, Never Progresses
OK, I know this is a first-world problem. But I’m still livid, after having (once again) submitted a question to the Associated Press...
Hating on Editors
Although I spend a lot of time on the AP Stylebook Online website, I do keep up with Internet memes and mashups and controversies, and I...
10 Style Changes the AP Should Announce at ACES 2012
At the last two annual meetings of the American Copy Editors Society, the Associated Press announced major changes to highly unpopular...
Period Pieces
We’ve become immune to the stylistic appropriation of periods for dramatic pause in titles and taglines. It’s gotten to the point where I...
It’s About Time(s)
I am not one to claim any expertise in math, but a gripe from a very tech-savvy friend is leading me to declare a new rule: Only use...
AP Backs Down on “Web Site” and Still Manages to Piss Me Off
Last Friday, representatives from the Associated Press stood in front of those attending the annual meeting of the American Copy Editors...
Problems with Virtual Entrances
Yesterday I was checking one of my Twitter feeds on my iPhone. Because I use the free version of the application, advertisements appear...
A Capital Offense
Upstyle/downstyle rules make my head hurt. I’d love to explain them to you, especially in a somewhat coherent manner, but even I get...
And You May Ask Yourself …
I used to be afraid of David Byrne from Talking Heads. It started with his jerky, spastic moves in the “Once in a Lifetime” video, and...