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Is it weird turn-of-phrase day?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by WazzuGrad00, Nov 19, 2008.

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  1. WazzuGrad00

    WazzuGrad00 Guest

    From a Lexington Herald-Leader story about the Kentucky-North Carolina game:
    From the AP's Ted Stevens story:
    The lead from the AP's Washington-Cleveland State gamer:
    From the AP's AL MVP story:

     
    WazzuGrad00, Nov 19, 2008
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  2. editorhoo

    editorhoo Member

     
    editorhoo, Nov 19, 2008
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  3. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Maybe it's just bad writing day.
    And why the hypen in octogenarian? Bad editing day, too?
     
    spnited, Nov 19, 2008
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  4. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

     
    friend of a friend, Nov 19, 2008
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  5. WazzuGrad00

    WazzuGrad00 Guest

    That was us, forced hyphenation to cure a bad break.
     
    WazzuGrad00, Nov 19, 2008
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  6. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    Is this worth the wait for the print edition? </crossthreading>
     
    Mystery_Meat, Nov 19, 2008
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  7. editorhoo

    editorhoo Member

    It was also wretched analogy day.

    Somali Pirates and college basketball?
     
    editorhoo, Nov 19, 2008
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  8. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Somali pirates is right up there with "boom goes the dynamite."
     
    Songbird, Nov 19, 2008
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  9. Diego Marquez

    Diego Marquez Member

    Captain Hookshot?
     
    Diego Marquez, Nov 20, 2008
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  10. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Fits better than "Pittsburgh Pirates" and "Major League Baseball" I suppose..
     
    slappy4428, Nov 20, 2008
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  11. zebracoy

    zebracoy Guest

    Funny. You'd think people would want to be getting off the S.S. Gillispie.
     
    zebracoy, Nov 20, 2008
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  12. editorhoo

    editorhoo Member

    Wow.
     
    editorhoo, Nov 20, 2008
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