Friday, May 10, 2013

He isn't someone who can easily be replaced

Found online: Wes Welker isn't someone who can easily be replaced.

 Wes Welker can't easily be replaced.

 Links: On my web site, I have links to some of my stories online.

Editorial group: If you're a writer, editor or general freelancer, you might look at my Freelance Writers and Editors group on Yahoo. We've been really active lately, and I think we've become useful to each other.

 Writers' guidelines: If you want to write for magazines, check out the writers' guidelines on my Freelance Writers and Editors group.

 Contact: I can be reached at tgilli52@gmail.com.



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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Eluded or alluded?

Found online: "... and CEO Mike Dee eluded to a possible sale of the team depending on what happens this season.

 I hope that the writer meant alluded. That makes more sense.

Also found online: Personality clashes, ego's, and even judgement.

 First off, it's not a sentence. Next, it's egos, not ego's.

 Finally, it's judgment, not judgement.

 Contact: I can be reached at tgilli52@gmail.com and nc3022@yahoo.com.
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Monday, May 6, 2013

More than vs. over

My wife Holly, a former newspaper copy editor, says she "cringes" when people use "over" when "more than" is correct.

"I was taught that over was for physical things like, 'I stepped over the snake,' " she said. " 'There were more than a dozen on the ground.' "

I agree, but it wasn't always so. Nearly 30 years ago, my boss and friend Pete and I were editing a story. The writer said that a runner had gained "over 1,000 yards" on the football field, and Pete almost went ballistic.

"The cow jumped OVER the moon; the runner gained MORE than 1,000 yards," he exclaimed. Others in the newsroom looked at Pete like he was crazy. Crazed, maybe. Words meant a lot to him.

Same with me. Same with Holly.
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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Headline help

Headline found online: Orioles overcome themselves to pickup a key win

 If you were talking about a pickup game, that headline could be right. Otherwise, they'd pick up a key win.


Editorial group: If you're a writer, editor or general freelancer, you might check out my Freelance Writers and Editors group on Yahoo. We've been really active lately, and I think we've become useful to each other.

Writers' guidelines: If you want to write for magazines, check out the writers' guidelines on my Freelance Writers and Editors group.

Followers: Welcome to all of the followers on this blog. May the Force be with you.

Check it out: You might look at Funds for Writers, which specializes in grants for writers.


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