tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post2280961102308554747..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-8676092629352628962014-03-24T09:48:09.797-04:002014-03-24T09:48:09.797-04:00HAHAHAHA. As an editor of books that often contain...HAHAHAHA. As an editor of books that often contain stickers and other numbers of things, over a third of my titles have this "mistake" ON THE COVER! This feels validating...of course, we don't use AP so we're still flouting our own style guide. So I can still feel like a rebel, too. Win/win!christy in nycnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-42308480723622823112014-03-23T16:39:28.561-04:002014-03-23T16:39:28.561-04:00What's the issue here, precisely? The AP seem...What's the issue here, precisely? The AP seems to wait an appropriate period of time after each of these has already gained strong acceptance, and this saves space. <br /><br />Look. If newspapers don't want to follow the AP style guide, they should stop closing bureaus.Bennernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-6609180418912463682014-03-22T14:07:33.478-04:002014-03-22T14:07:33.478-04:00Ugh, no. Of course, AP is already dead to me becau...Ugh, no. Of course, AP is already dead to me because of the Oxford comma issue.BarbL114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-56155035643178888602014-03-21T22:42:13.517-04:002014-03-21T22:42:13.517-04:00...or are they lessthanway?...or are they lessthanway?Paul Tabachneckhttp://paul-tab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-25368117912358114992014-03-21T20:54:24.075-04:002014-03-21T20:54:24.075-04:00I'm the editor at a relatively small paper. I&...I'm the editor at a relatively small paper. I've been trained my entire professional life that the AP stylebook is king. But this? THE KING IS NAKED, PEOPLE.MidwestAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-12789158188252975392014-03-21T20:12:54.507-04:002014-03-21T20:12:54.507-04:00Nopppppppe. Also, they're still wrong about a...Nopppppppe. Also, they're still wrong about allowing only one space between sentences. Bunch of typographer wannabes over there.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-45275622811031496022014-03-21T18:48:44.584-04:002014-03-21T18:48:44.584-04:00No. No. No.No. No. No.Adlainoreply@blogger.com