Comments for Editor Mark's Blog http://markallenediting.com Thoughts on journalism and copy editing, including grammar, usage and style Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Don’t discount the editor when the focus is ‘online-first’ by Mark Allen http://markallenediting.com/2012/02/09/dont-discount-the-editor-when-the-focus-is-online-first/#comment-815 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:31:51 +0000 http://markallenediting.com/2012/02/09/dont-discount-the-editor-when-the-focus-is-online-first/#comment-815 An excellent argument for keeping the copy desk: http://www.copydesk.org/board/commentary/2012/operate-without-copy-editors-at-your-own-risk/#comment-117922

]]> Comment on Fingers fly, typos transpire by erkan http://markallenediting.com/2010/05/03/fingers-fly-typos-transpire/#comment-813 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:19:27 +0000 http://editormark.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-813 I can’t type “there” , I don’t know why ? but I write as tehere always ))

]]> Comment on Copy editors no longer need to keep paper books on hand by Lubaina Bandukwala http://markallenediting.com/2010/11/13/copy-editors-no-longer-need-to-keep-paper-books-on-hand/#comment-730 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:26:22 +0000 http://editormark.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-730 Thank you for pointing me in the right direction – am innately lazy about online stuff, just because it requires so much initial setting up, registering, downloading and whatnot – that I just preferred to pk up a book off my shelf – but dictionaries can’t be updated as quickly as websites can and there are so many more options on-line. So, as a reluctant and timid user of e-resources I am most grateful for you tips. Lubaina India

]]> Comment on Copy editors no longer need to keep paper books on hand by Mark Allen http://markallenediting.com/2010/11/13/copy-editors-no-longer-need-to-keep-paper-books-on-hand/#comment-695 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:01:02 +0000 http://editormark.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-695 It should be stored in the Applications folder, called simply “Dictionary.” I didn’t see it in a search of the Mac App Store.

Here is a bit of detail: http://www.apple.com/macosx/apps/all.html#dictionary

]]> Comment on Copy editors no longer need to keep paper books on hand by Penelope Smith http://markallenediting.com/2010/11/13/copy-editors-no-longer-need-to-keep-paper-books-on-hand/#comment-694 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:42:14 +0000 http://editormark.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-694 I have a Mac and cannot find the Dictionary app you are talking about. Is it in the App Store?

]]> Comment on Allow me to dangle the winning haiku in front of you by kokedit http://markallenediting.com/2012/03/04/2012grammardayhaiku/#comment-606 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:30:29 +0000 http://markallenediting.com/?p=363#comment-606 Wonderful stuff!

]]> Comment on Allow me to dangle the winning haiku in front of you by TJ http://markallenediting.com/2012/03/04/2012grammardayhaiku/#comment-601 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:52:01 +0000 http://markallenediting.com/?p=363#comment-601 Fun! Congrats and salutations to the winners!

But ” His blogs is ” on National Grammar Day? Ouch!

]]> Comment on March forth and write haiku to celebrate National Grammar Day by Audrey Lee http://markallenediting.com/2012/02/29/march-forth-and-write-haiku-to-celebrate-national-grammar-day-2-2/#comment-591 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:13:59 +0000 http://markallenediting.com/2012/02/29/march-forth-and-write-haiku-to-celebrate-national-grammar-day-2/#comment-591 Are you Dennis Preston, linguistics professor?

]]> Comment on March forth and write haiku to celebrate National Grammar Day by Derek http://markallenediting.com/2012/02/29/march-forth-and-write-haiku-to-celebrate-national-grammar-day-2-2/#comment-589 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:47:00 +0000 http://markallenediting.com/2012/02/29/march-forth-and-write-haiku-to-celebrate-national-grammar-day-2/#comment-589 Careful not to slip
On all those broken dreams left
By Jose Mesa

]]> Comment on March forth and write haiku to celebrate National Grammar Day by Dennis Preston http://markallenediting.com/2012/02/29/march-forth-and-write-haiku-to-celebrate-national-grammar-day-2-2/#comment-588 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:35:11 +0000 http://markallenediting.com/2012/02/29/march-forth-and-write-haiku-to-celebrate-national-grammar-day-2/#comment-588 Marsha,
It’s more embarrassing than you think. You also missed “you’re.”
Dennis

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