On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 3:03 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote:
> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > > *>>*"For example, imagine a relative of someone killed in a mass shooting > writes in a tweet: "This death is going to effect our family for a long > time". Does the AP really need to add a dickish [sic] to point out that > it's editors read Strunk and White and the ignorant regular person did > not?" > > > > > >..."point out that [its] editors read"... > > > > > >*mischievous grin* > I am smiling as I read this, but also, yes - this is a great illustration of my point. What if my post above was for some reason quoted in an AP story? I am writing here informally and quickly, wouldn't I feel like the editor was a dick if they put [sic] after my mistaken it's? (Answer: yes, I would). Now my relationship to the Twitter is still rocky, and as Joe pointed out, it may be that a post on Twitter is assumed to be more formal than a post on a listserv, in which case perhaps my original perception was a bit skewed. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
