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Spelling: A Rebuttal From Wired’s Copydesk

Specifically, a rebuttal of Anne Trubek’s assertion that we should do away with spelling rules altogether. I’ve long argued about this, being both a subeditor and one who condones conversational grammar: we need to learn the rules before we can break them.

Sat 31 Mar 2012 at 13:29   ·


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You are reading Spelling: A Rebuttal From Wired’s Copydesk, a Microlog entry by MacDara Conroy. It is filed under Arts & Culture, and was published in March 2012.

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#language #spelling #wired


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This day in history: 31 March


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Sat 31 Mar 2012 at 13:30
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