Jan 22 2008

Reason #392 for Good Copyediting

Category: GeneralLindsay @ 10:14 pm

Reuters Typo

Tell us, editor Mr. Todd Eastham, how exactly does one “scarify” someone? Why would the ancient Maya make their boys so scary instead of the girls?


Jan 22 2008

A Linguistic Brainteaser

Category: GeneralLindsay @ 9:16 pm

Pair up the twenty three-letter words in a way that makes ten six-letter words. Do not use any three-letter word twice.

ace, ale, ant, ash, beg, end, fin, ham, hem, leg, one, ore, pal, per, put, rid, sea, see, son, the

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