For writers: 10 mistakes writers don't see

Colin Dunstan · 06-22-2004, 05:22 AM

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So the following is a list I'll be referring to people *before* they submit anything in writing to anybody (me, agent, publisher, your mom, your boss). From email messages and front-page news in the New York Times to published books and magazine articles, the 10 ouchies listed here crop up everywhere. They're so pernicious that even respected Internet columnists are not immune.

Read more here: http://www.holtuncensored.com/ten_mistakes.html

Colin Dunstan · 06-23-2004, 08:05 AM

... and perhaps something interesting and funny on punctation:

http://www.newyorker.com/critics/boo...628crbo_books1

gyffes · 06-23-2004, 02:47 PM

Thanks for the links. While _I_ don't make those mistakes ;-) , I know many who do. I esp. liked that Holt explained his concerns in such a way that they're easily understood (for those who aren't into diagramming sentences an' the like).

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06-23-2004, 08:05 AM	#2
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	... and perhaps something interesting and funny on punctation: http://www.newyorker.com/critics/boo...628crbo_books1

06-23-2004, 02:47 PM	#3
gyffes Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 56 Join Date: Mar 2003 Device: eMate!!! oh, and an NX-60	Thanks for the links. While _I_ don't make those mistakes ;-) , I know many who do. I esp. liked that Holt explained his concerns in such a way that they're easily understood (for those who aren't into diagramming sentences an' the like).

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