Mal ,'War Stories'
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editing is more than running spellcheck. It invloves grammer, bahblahblah. proffessional knowledge and pride makes it impossible for me to do a job that a buttmonkey could do.
This is my new favorite job description ever.
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Why is it Monday? Why am I not allowed nap-time during the day? These are the questions that haunt me.
I think I'll incorporate both Vortex's suggested changes AND Beth's suggestion of the use of "buttmonkey."
editing is more than running spellcheck. It invloves grammer, bahblahblah. proffessional knowledge and pride makes it impossible for me to do a job that a buttmonkey could do.
"When I became an editor, I swore an oath to uphold certain standards of editing....."
"When I became an editor, I swore an oath to uphold certain standards of editing....."
on the OED? (I joke because the French Honor Society swore their oath on a Collins-Robert French-English Dictionary.)
"When I became an editor, I swore an oath to uphold certain standards of editing....."
In brightest day, in blackest night
No typo shall escape my sight;
Let those who haven't learned to write
Beware my power, Mighty Editor's light!
I am not resigning because some people didn't prefer my newsletter design. I AM resigning because the newsletter problems are just the most recent example in a long line of problems that repeat themselves over and over.
Change to:
I am not resigning because some people didn't prefer my newsletter design. I AM resigning because Committee Chairman is an intolerable prick. I mean, just look at the way he dresses!
"When I became an editor, I swore an oath to uphold certain standards of editing....."
In brightest day, in blackest night
No typo shall escape my sight;
Let those who haven't learned to write
Beware my power, Mighty Editor's light!
I need to post that on my office door.
Does Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) still have a Pointy Headed Boss contest? Cause this paragraph coud be worth money...
The image I and the board wants and I hope all the rest of the members want as well, is to portray a vibrant, inclusive, cutting age group, who is moving forward.
DH's co just hired one of his ex teammates back. They really want DH to take over internal IT -but both DH an dI wonder how long he'd be there before they'd fire him.
Please stop repeating that sentence. It's causing me physical pain everytime I see it. My eyes are sprained from the rolling