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father; husband; copy editor; Syracuse alumnus; Eagles and Dodgers fan; indie rock enthusiast; pro-disclosure đź‘˝ human; and lover of travel, reading news on paper, manual transmissions, listening to music on vinyl, and amber-scented candles
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I've just been told that screen readers can't interpret dashes. I find that hard to believe. Does anyone have definitive guidance on that? @a11yawareness.bsky.social

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Coming soon: a rollicking new grammar road trip movie! In a divided time, conversations at the Grammar Table help answer the question “How can we all get along?” If you would like to support the film, please consider making a pledge to our new Kickstarter campaign! Link in next post.

submitted 114 days ago • 1 comment

Give not this rotten orange to your friend

submitted 117 days ago • 27 comments

Let’s not live here anymore. #Tenets #ToSayNothingOfTheAmbiguousAntecedent

submitted 126 days ago • 2 comments

This is the first time I've seen this error ("chopping it up" instead of "chalking it up"). It's on a major newspaper's website today. I guess I'm not surprised. There are plenty of adults today who never had a blackboard in school.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

I wish Jeff Buckley were around to experience smart speakers.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

On today’s edition of “Yeah, It’s Playing in the Grocery, but I Swear It’s Still Cool”: The Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights.”

submitted 130 days ago • 1 comment

This example stood out to me in this fantastic thread. As each year goes by, I see this error more and more. It's evolved to the point that some people use "hone in on" when they mean simply "hone." I like to explain it by telling people to think of homing pigeons.

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

I’m not sure there will ever be a better opening track on a debut album.

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

My 12-year-old had to tell the cashier at Wendy’s that an actual Krabby Patty is bun, patty, cheese, pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, bun. The funny thing is the cashier also knew that his wares are inaccurate. #SpongeBob

submitted 139 days ago • 1 comment

I just found out about this amazing 136-track digital album. It includes songs from R.E.M., Angel Olsen, The War on Drugs, @billorcutt.bsky.social, @themountaingoats.bsky.social, and so many more. All proceeds are going to victims of Helene in NC. cardinalsatthewindow.bandcamp.com/album/cardin...

submitted 144 days ago • 0 comments

✨ Friday Tip ✨ Don’t hit “replace all” when using find + replace unless you’ve given thorough consideration to what you may replace by accident. The word you’re replacing may be contained within other words or be used in instances you aren’t thinking about, leading to a messy situation. 🧵👇🏻

submitted 149 days ago • 4 comments

How Pete Rose was banned from baseball and the 2017 Astros aren’t will always be beyond me.

submitted 152 days ago • 0 comments

If you're ever wondering whether someone is Gen X or a millennial, the clearest indicator is whether they say "based on" or "based off."

submitted 163 days ago • 1 comment

You learn something every day.

submitted 171 days ago • 3 comments

The $5 milkshake in Pulp Fiction would now cost $10.61.

submitted 178 days ago • 0 comments

Wake me up when September ends or when OnlyPosts is back up, whichever comes first.

submitted 181 days ago • 0 comments

It’s hard for me to believe that the Times doesn’t know that only Nazis use “Führer.”

submitted 182 days ago • 1 comment

*Roger Waters voice* And the worms ate into his brain.

submitted 191 days ago • 0 comments

The Red Bell Peppers

submitted 193 days ago • 0 comments

#CopyeditingProTip: Even when a compound adjective isn’t in front of the word it’s modifying, you often want a hyphen. Take this example; it’s the difference between a wholesome and industrious family and an enslaved family.

submitted 199 days ago • 1 comment

*Jack White voice* I think I smell a Rat. Oh, I think I smell a Rat. www.indiewire.com/news/general...

submitted 200 days ago • 0 comments

The latest social media–speak phenomenon to be seen in newsprint: the space splice.

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