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@mightyredpen

Grammar, word nerds, and the editorial way. Alter ego of @sofiatromero

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It’s me! My alter ego @sofiatromero wrote a book of short stories that’s coming out 10/10/23 ☺️
Blackstone Publishing (@BlackstoneAudio) profile pictureBlackstone Publishing@BlackstoneAudio6 Jul 2023
The fireworks may be fading but today’s #BlackstoneBookReveal is bound to spark delight!🎇From #PushcartPrize nominated author @sofiatromero comes #WEHAVEALWAYSBEENWHOWEARE, a debut breathtaking collection of magical realism. LAUNCHING 10/10/2023! 👉blackstonepublishing.com/we-…
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I want to know more about the $15k and its ability to walk and where it works
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Welp, sending me an email with the salutation “Hey Phil” is one way to get my attention … but not in a good way …
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How to drive the editor at your workplace a little bonkers
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An email I got. Every editor’s nightmare: You forgot to proof the subject line before sending the email.
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Today on Words Matter: kidnapping BY Boston University vs kidnapping NEAR Boston University
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We will not know what apostrophe we have.. until it’s gone
Sign asking people to sign the petition to save Natick’s dam is missing an apostrophe

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Don’t talk about tpyos
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Idk but none of those look like green beans to me
Sign says green beans above baskets of beets and carrots

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These sheets from @thecompanystore are called Sparrows and idk I’m no bird expert but I am pretty sure those are chickadees
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Today on Wut Even Is This Headline: “Convicted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plotters send private investigator to juror’s workplace”
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Just heard a lovely interview with @GrammarTable on @MorningEdition. Love your sensible approach, Ellen! And totally agree … the “correctors” are often actually wrong lol
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For all employees’ safety, please move this apostrophe
Sign that says for our employee’s safety please no needles

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We don’t always Random Cap, but when we do, at least we are consistent across languages
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When people refer to the editing I'm going to do as "polish."
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You might be a word nerd if … your first thought was “Who on earth loves the Handmaids Tale so much they have an Offred vanity plate?”
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This guy on Jeopardy has Bigfoots on his shirt. Or are they Bigfeet? Bigsfoot?
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I would pay a lot for a FB plug in that just blocked every comment that said "Following"
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Final #Jeopardy was “Italian for ‘mercy’”and the answer was “clemenza” which the internet tells me is “clemency”… but mercy and clemency aren’t the same right?
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Acting like Gen X doesn't even exist is peak Boomer
David Gergen (@David_Gergen) profile pictureDavid Gergen@David_Gergen10 May 2022
Baby Boomers have been running the country for nearly three decades. Some successes, a number of disappointments. It’s time to pass the baton to younger generations — Millennials & Gen Z. Pls join us for conversation tonite on @CNN with @ACCooper about my new book on subject.
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