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For goodness sake, HIRE EXPERIENCED COPY EDITORS

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Drip, Aug 12, 2016.

  1. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    It's the kind of humor that's easier to get if you drink some whine and get waisted.
     
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  2. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    You're hired!
     
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  3. studthug12

    studthug12 Active Member

    What do I know about humor.....here's a tip though no cracks about your wife's wasteline.....
     
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  4. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Humour, per SJ Canadian nice style.
     
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  5. steveu

    steveu Well-Known Member

    I'd laugh, but "I don't get it... you're hired" is probably how it works in most newsrooms these days... (rolls eyes)
     
  6. amraeder

    amraeder Well-Known Member

    Just using this thread as a dump for copy editing complaints.
    From a Browns story on the PD site:
    "The Browns drafted pass-rushers Emmanuel Ogbah, Carl Nassib and Joe Schubert this year, and Nate Orchard and Emmanuel Ogbah last year."
    Not only do they mention Ogbah twice, they spell Schobert's name wrong.
     
  7. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    How many places have a second read for non-A1 stories anymore? We eliminated it a while back. You can tell the difference.
     
  8. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    I think The Who said it was a teenage waistband, oh yeah.
     
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  9. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    A really good copy editor will catch that the song isn't called Teenage Waistband, it's Papa O'Reilly.
     
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  10. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    An even better one would catch that the song is called Baba O'Riley.
     
  11. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

  12. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

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