DANGLING PARTICIPLE

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 | Uncategorized

If you have not yet bookmarked FakeAPStylebook, do so at once. Here’s why:

United States of America - Named for its original Norse discoverer, Erik Unitedstatesofamerica.

“Gauge” describes the size of a “shotgun.” If you know what we mean. And we think you do.

When referring to Lake Titicaca leave a lot of space afterwards for your readers to just laugh and laugh. (See also: “Ball State”)

Oh what the heck, here’s one more reason:

It is poor newsroom etiquette to throw yourself out of the window to prove that your co-worker is Superman.

You get the idea.

7 Comments to DANGLING PARTICIPLE

Dr. Alice
November 5, 2009

Also: “The plural of BFF is ‘Heathers’.” Suffice to say I have bookmarked it enthusiastically. Would that Strunk and White were around to see this.

Christopher Johnson
November 5, 2009

And I think the Norse would have rendered it Eirikur Unitedstatesofamerica.

stephen
November 6, 2009

He forgot, “every story about the Catholic Church must reference pedophile priests and the Inquisition.”

Or: “the accepted form of the word ‘Muslim’ is ‘marginalized youth.’”

Peter C.
November 6, 2009

The important question isn’t if autodefenestration is “poor newsroom etiquette,” but whether or not it will be covered under Obamacare.

stephen
November 6, 2009

“‘Anti-abortion’ should be used in place of ‘pro-life.’ EX: ‘Pro-life advocates opposed the forced starvation and death of the adult woman’ is incorrect; it should read ‘anti-abortion advocates opposed the forced starvation and death of the adult woman.”

stephen
November 6, 2009

The President of the United States may not be compared to a monkey (Note: this is a revision over the 2008 Edition).

Steynian 396 « Free Canuckistan!
November 7, 2009

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