Category Archives: Writing Glitches

Apparently, Weaver knows grammar because he DOESN’T HAVE A LIFE.

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

Sometime over the weekend, some troll felt the need to leave a comment on literally every post here that deals in some way with grammar or other aspects of copyediting: “Get a life!!” Even if they typed that only once … Continue reading →

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Irony

Posted on June 20, 2019 by

Irony: Pervasive punctuation errors in a blog post saying professional authors — real, serious-about-the-craft writers of any sort — always make sure their writing is free of errors. Punctuation advice of the day: Do not add a comma after a … Continue reading →

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Auto-“Correct” Strikes Again! Ten more glitches…

Posted on June 18, 2019 by

Today’s glitches are (just like last time) all from a single source (the same one as last time), and all on one theme (sort of the opposite of the errors from last time). Why does this always happen when I’m … Continue reading →

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I don’t have one “glitch” for you; I have SEVERAL.

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

A week or so ago, I had this to say about the Very Bad Punctuation in — among other things — the dialogue tags in a novel I just finished reading: I blame the publisher’s in-house copyeditor, who may deserve … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, he uses Venn diagrams to explain comma usage.

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

Do commas really matter all that much? you may wonder. Of course they do! (The previous sentence would have a different meaning if I’d written it as Of course, they do!) You’ve probably seen at least one of the many … Continue reading →

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Writing Glitch 1095

Posted on May 17, 2019 by

Today’s glitch: It is not possible for anyone to wink a sentence or even a single word. (Facial expressions have meaning, but they’re not words!) This all-too-common error can be fixed by changing the tag to he says, winking or … Continue reading →

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Writing Glitch 1094

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

Today’s glitch: There’s only so much I can do with this one…, but I’m willing to give it a try. (Perhaps the ‘my brain hurts now’ reaction to dealing with such bad writing will be an adequate distraction from the … Continue reading →

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