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Top Ten Snarky Editing Quotes

By Kristin Choruby

January 20, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Top Ten Snarky Editing Quotes

An editor’s job is often a thankless one. Those who stand between grammatical chaos and the unsuspecting public are called killjoys, grammar nazis, and soulless corporate minions. When the weight of all this negativity becomes too much, you can talk with your doctor about Prozac, or you can read this list of the Top Ten […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Clifton Fadiman, Editing, F. Scott Fitzgerald, funny quotes, George Bernard Shaw, George Dennison Prentice, grammar, grammar nazi, J. Russell Lynes, Mark Twain, ooligan press, Peggy Noonan, publishing, Stephen King, Steven Pinker, Winston Churchill, writing

The Infinite Split: Why Split Infinitives Can Be Just Fine

By Kelsie O'Dea

March 25, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

I am sure it has happened to all of us, at one point or another; we are writing a story and the dreaded red squiggle appears. It proclaims that we have committed some great grammar sin and created a split infinitive. Today, I am going to tell you why split infinitives are not that bad. Before […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: 19th century, advice, Elements of Style, grammar, Grammar Girl, grammar snobs, split infinitives, Star Trek, The Chicago Manual of Style

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