Kyle Matthew Oliver

Category: Copy Editing

Missing, Presumed Fed

May 30, 2008

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Kyle

in Copy Editing, Sunday Judgment, xkcd

It may appear that I’ve pulled a succession of Lig Lury, Jr.’s these last two weeks’ worth of evenings. However, this editor hasn’t been out grabbing food every night. I’ve actually just been trying to recover and catch up a bit from the semester, to get moving on summer research, and to take care of…
Sunday Judgment II

Feb 3, 2008

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Kyle

in AP v. CMS, Barack Obama, Clean Coal, Commas, Copy Editing, Innovation, Nuclear Regulation, Sunday Judgment

Today’s subject: punctuation. Let’s demonstrate today’s bifurcate Sunday Judgment topic with a few interesting links from today’s Sunday Times: “Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama Senate,” “A ‘Bold’ Step to Capture an Elusive Gas Falters,” and “It Really Takes Years of Hard Work.” Let’s be brief. (1) In American usage, commas and periods go inside…