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solecisms (in the media) … copy editing (the lack thereof)

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— Roger W. Smith

   February 2024

This entry was posted in grammar, journalism (examined as writing) and tagged Dean Baquet, It is my view that literacy -- of supposedly educated people -- is declining. This may earn me the title of Cassandra. I think it comes from -- something I have commented upon in the past -- a deempha, Ralph Colp Jr. MD, Roger Smith, Roger W. Smith solecisms (in the media) … copy editing (the lack thereof), Why did The New York Times eliminate its stand-alone copy desks? on February 21, 2024 by Roger W. Smith.

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