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Bastardization of words

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Diabeetus, Oct 14, 2008.

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  1. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    I don't even know how that would work!
     
    imjustagirl, Oct 15, 2008
    #61
  2. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    I'm sure bears get killed, too
     
    dooley_womack1, Oct 15, 2008
    #62
  3. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    Coach Johnson Holder rostered scout-team rover Dickie Smallwood. I ... guess?
     
    Mystery_Meat, Oct 15, 2008
    #63
  4. editorhoo

    editorhoo Member

    Roster as a verb? Please give me the context.
     
    editorhoo, Oct 15, 2008
    #64
  5. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

    The team rosters three quarterbacks.

    Argh.
     
    friend of a friend, Oct 15, 2008
    #65
  6. Tracy Ringolsby

    Tracy Ringolsby Member

    Two items that an editor I had many years ago stressed:

    Unexpected accident. An accident is an event that is unexpected or it wouldn't be an accident, he would point out.

    The word straight. He outlawed that when in the `60s he had a writer write that Sandy Koufax struck out a hitter on three straight curveballs, and the editor was stuck on the question of how they could have been curveballs when they were straight.
     
    Tracy Ringolsby, Oct 15, 2008
    #66
  7. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Well, Tracy, Sandy was so good he could strike a guy out even if the curveballs didn't break.
     
    spnited, Oct 15, 2008
    #67
  8. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    I can think of one kind of accident whose delivery is pretty expected. :-\
     
    Mystery_Meat, Oct 15, 2008
    #68
  9. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Outstanding.
     
    buckweaver, Oct 15, 2008
    #69
  10. Wonderlic

    Wonderlic Member

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    Wonderlic, Oct 15, 2008
    #70
  11. Joe Williams

    Joe Williams Well-Known Member

    Thanks, IJAG. I couldn't have said it better.

    Wait! I could have said it better. But then, I'm trying to ironic.
     
    Joe Williams, Oct 15, 2008
    #71
  12. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    I don't understand the problem with "on the season."

    That said, in my gamers I try to write ... "Jimmy Jack scored his ninth of the season to give Bumblefuck Catholic a 1-0 lead in the 77th minute." But occasionally, "Jimmy Jack has nine goals on the season" works its way into copy.
     
    Big Buckin' agate_monkey, Oct 15, 2008
    #72
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