Comments on: All in favor of proofreading, say aye! http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/all-in-favor-of-proofreading-say-aye/ Grammar, word nerds, and the editorial way. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:43:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: helen's dad http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/all-in-favor-of-proofreading-say-aye/#comment-5311 helen's dad Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:47:15 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/?p=1253#comment-5311 A tireless advocate for "He-Constituents?" Beware, Skeletor!! A tireless advocate for “He-Constituents?” Beware, Skeletor!!

]]> By: Mr. MRP http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/all-in-favor-of-proofreading-say-aye/#comment-5301 Mr. MRP Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:12:28 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/?p=1253#comment-5301 Yes, my dear MRP, Ms. Timilty's staff should have included the commas in between the independent clauses and before the conjunction. Yes, my dear MRP, Ms. Timilty’s staff should have included the commas in between the independent clauses and before the conjunction.

]]> By: mighty red pen http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/all-in-favor-of-proofreading-say-aye/#comment-5291 mighty red pen Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:56:54 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/?p=1253#comment-5291 @Kasey, Could you say more about why you disagree about the missing commas? These are independent clauses joined by a conjunction, so I would use commas before the conjunctions here. This is indicated in such sources as <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html#4" rel="nofollow">Strunk & White,</a> "Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause," and Chicago Manual of Style, 6.32 (although CMS does say "If the clauses are very short and closely connected, the comma may be omitted). As for the comma after "thank you," in letters a comma is generally used after the closing. @Kasey, Could you say more about why you disagree about the missing commas? These are independent clauses joined by a conjunction, so I would use commas before the conjunctions here. This is indicated in such sources as Strunk & White, “Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause,” and Chicago Manual of Style, 6.32 (although CMS does say “If the clauses are very short and closely connected, the comma may be omitted). As for the comma after “thank you,” in letters a comma is generally used after the closing.

]]> By: Kasey http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/all-in-favor-of-proofreading-say-aye/#comment-5288 Kasey Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:07:59 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/?p=1253#comment-5288 I disagree about all of the missing commas, but everything else that was pointed out I agree with. I disagree about all of the missing commas, but everything else that was pointed out I agree with.

]]> By: mighty red pen http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/all-in-favor-of-proofreading-say-aye/#comment-5285 mighty red pen Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:08:42 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/?p=1253#comment-5285 @Jan, good eye! The typos just gets better and better! I love that the line about "he [sic] constituents" keeps being reproduced from article to article, so the typo just keeps on going and going. @Jan, good eye! The typos just gets better and better! I love that the line about “he [sic] constituents” keeps being reproduced from article to article, so the typo just keeps on going and going.

]]> By: Jan Fehler http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/all-in-favor-of-proofreading-say-aye/#comment-5284 Jan Fehler Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:10:00 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/?p=1253#comment-5284 From the story about forging: "The mailing ...was not approved by the Deval Patrick Committee, nor did the governor approve or author the letter that bares his signature," Liz Morningstar, executive director of the governor's political committee told The Boston Globe. "bares his signature"? From the story about forging: “The mailing …was not approved by the Deval Patrick Committee, nor did the governor approve or author the letter that bares his signature,” Liz Morningstar, executive director of the governor’s political committee told The Boston Globe.

“bares his signature”?

]]> By: cookiezim http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/all-in-favor-of-proofreading-say-aye/#comment-5282 cookiezim Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:25:04 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/?p=1253#comment-5282 I see that in today's Globe she apologized to Patrick. But she didn't apologize for the typos which of course are a much worse sin than lying! I see that in today’s Globe she apologized to Patrick. But she didn’t apologize for the typos which of course are a much worse sin than lying!

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