Declared studs

DEAD HEAD: The N.Y. Post often writes suggestive headlines, but Nets gushing over 'declared' studs gave me pause. These "studs" apparently are actually college basketball players who have declared for the NBA Draft. Not as provocative as it sounds.

UNIFORM ANSWERS: I've been watching the news about the University of Virginia's new football uniform, and an unexplained word got me worried. A writer wrote that UVa's football folks were going to Oregon to see about their new unis. Naturally, I assumed (along with a lot of other folks) that the Cavaliers' new uniforms would look like the elaborate and patently ugly unis worn by the Oregon Ducks.

Turns out that they went to Oregon to talk to Nike. The new uniforms, in Nike's Pro Combat series, have minor changes, better cloth and more color combinations. Sometimes a hint needs explaining. Whoo.

Why mention this here? This is all about words. And poor communication.

BLOGS: If you have an editing or writing blog (or if you have a particular entry you're proud of), let me hear about it. It doesn't even have to be a writing or editing blog. I just like good writing. Thanks.

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com

More EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 10 years with Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!