The Subversive Copy Editor Takes Grammar
Clip: 10/7/2015 | 7m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Split infinitives, over versus more than, and passive voice—fewer things have a tendency
Split infinitives, over versus more than, and passive voice—fewer things have a tendency to launch otherwise reasonable people into a lengthy professorial lecture than real or perceived violations of immutable grammar and style rules. But Carol Fisher Saller has little time for immutable rules, so she's loading up her gear and joining “Chicago Tonight” to take on some zombies rules.
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The Subversive Copy Editor Takes Grammar
Clip: 10/7/2015 | 7m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Split infinitives, over versus more than, and passive voice—fewer things have a tendency to launch otherwise reasonable people into a lengthy professorial lecture than real or perceived violations of immutable grammar and style rules. But Carol Fisher Saller has little time for immutable rules, so she's loading up her gear and joining “Chicago Tonight” to take on some zombies rules.
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