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“Crazy Sarah”

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Mignon

Meet Sarah, a copyeditor with a little too much passion: Note: Since a lot of people didn’t get the joke, “Chicago 6.18” refers to the Chicago Manual of Style section on commas. Having to explain the joke seems like a … Continue reading →

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Book Burning

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Mignon

What would politicians call a book burning? Cellulosic biofuel research. Image of the book burning memorial in Berlin by Venana. Some rights reserved.

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Is National Punctuation Day Becoming Too Commercial?

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Mignon

Happy National Punctuation Day! One of my guest writers, Charles Carson from the journal American Speech, sent me a funny message asking if I thought National Punctuation Day is becoming too commercial. I laughed and posted the message to Twitter … Continue reading →

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