An extension of the Common Sense Journalism monthly column by Doug Fisher, former broadcaster, newspaper reporter and wire service editor. From new media to old, much of journalism is just plain common sense.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Unknown (often improperly attributed to Thomas Jefferson)
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair
"Common sense is not so common" - Voltaire
"Common sense is instinct; enough of it is genius" - George Bernard Shaw
Who would have thought the lowly ampersand would have provoked so much ire (and apparently funded the endeavors of several law firms)?
Labels: legal, punctuation
posted by Doug @ 3:48 PM
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Right click on the chicklet and copy the address to your newsreader. (Or click directly on the chicklet for some quick links to some of the most common newsreaders.)
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3 Comments:
You're missing the central point here. The first copy editor to register the period, comma or semicolon as a trademark will stand to make a fortune in royalties.
LOL
Good jesus. You said it right, Doug: get a friggin' life, people. Anyway, here's to a great 2009 for you and your far flung readers.
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