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July 22, 2009 2:00 PM Subscribe
Are you a grammar and fact checking fiend? Are you still not sick of Sarah Palin? You're in luck! Vanity Fair's copy, fact, and executive literary editor went to town on Sarah Palin's resignation speech. More strikethrus than you can shake a stick at!
On a non political note, this is fascinating for people like me who want to work as copyeditors. It's great to see how a major publication handles these tasks.
On a non political note, this is fascinating for people like me who want to work as copyeditors. It's great to see how a major publication handles these tasks.
This post was deleted for the following reason: triple double. -- pb
No matter how many times we correct it, it'll still be a bad speech.
posted by Solon and Thanks at 2:02 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by Solon and Thanks at 2:02 PM on July 22, 2009
MeFi's own double post fact checkers will soon be on this case, I'm afraid.
posted by exogenous at 2:02 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by exogenous at 2:02 PM on July 22, 2009
Well...chances are that Palin's people copyedited their final draft--the one that VF re-edited/lampooned. That's why there are so few copyediting marks on it.
posted by scratch at 2:03 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by scratch at 2:03 PM on July 22, 2009
And by "soon" I mean "I thought I could type fast enough to skip Preview, but I was wrong."
posted by exogenous at 2:03 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by exogenous at 2:03 PM on July 22, 2009
They handle these tasks the same way as everyone else, pretty much.
posted by Mister_A at 2:03 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by Mister_A at 2:03 PM on July 22, 2009
Simple rule to follow -
If it's on the internet and about Sarah Palin, odds are it's been posted here already.
posted by educatedslacker at 2:03 PM on July 22, 2009
If it's on the internet and about Sarah Palin, odds are it's been posted here already.
posted by educatedslacker at 2:03 PM on July 22, 2009
Second verse, same as the first!
posted by klangklangston at 2:04 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by klangklangston at 2:04 PM on July 22, 2009
Cuz we are big fans of the internet AND Sarah Palin.
Can you believe her dad is from Monty Python????
posted by Mister_A at 2:05 PM on July 22, 2009
Can you believe her dad is from Monty Python????
posted by Mister_A at 2:05 PM on July 22, 2009
And somehow the phrase "go to town" is in both fpp's...
posted by azarbayejani at 2:06 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by azarbayejani at 2:06 PM on July 22, 2009
I, too, am posting in this thread.
posted by Captain Cardanthian! at 2:07 PM on July 22, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Captain Cardanthian! at 2:07 PM on July 22, 2009 [1 favorite]
Years from now, students will study this FPP and see that I, too, posted in it.
posted by mrnutty at 2:09 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by mrnutty at 2:09 PM on July 22, 2009
HURF DURF double-post eater
posted by educatedslacker at 2:09 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by educatedslacker at 2:09 PM on July 22, 2009
Should 'non political' be hyphenated?
Also, isn't there generally a space in 'copy editors'?
posted by box at 2:09 PM on July 22, 2009
Also, isn't there generally a space in 'copy editors'?
posted by box at 2:09 PM on July 22, 2009
What, are there still some unshot fish in that barrel or something?
posted by George_Spiggott at 2:10 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by George_Spiggott at 2:10 PM on July 22, 2009
Are you still not sick of Sarah Palin?
No.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:10 PM on July 22, 2009
No.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:10 PM on July 22, 2009
[insert text of the Treaty of Westphalia]
posted by ruelle at 2:11 PM on July 22, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by ruelle at 2:11 PM on July 22, 2009 [1 favorite]
Soon-to-be-deleted threads are the cracks through which ZALGO attempts to infiltrate our world.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 2:11 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 2:11 PM on July 22, 2009
"Fact-checking," too, should be hyphenated. And I'm not even going to say anything about "strikethrus."
posted by RogerB at 2:11 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by RogerB at 2:11 PM on July 22, 2009
I'm trying to decide if I'd go for hypens in 'grammar- and fact-checking fiend.'
posted by box at 2:11 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by box at 2:11 PM on July 22, 2009
Personally, I'm getting my Sarah Palin second wind. I think all those recent celebrity deaths really cleared the palate.
posted by filthy light thief at 2:12 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by filthy light thief at 2:12 PM on July 22, 2009
I've got my pencil! Give me something to write on!
posted by fijiwriter at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by fijiwriter at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
BALEETED
posted by educatedslacker at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by educatedslacker at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
I have no idea how these people got their ravings wedged into their speech, or why.
posted by tzikeh at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by tzikeh at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
Who is this Palin, and how can I learn more about her?
posted by jabberjaw at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by jabberjaw at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
all those recent celebrity deaths really cleared the palate
pallet
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
pallet
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2009
Also, weak ...in that this could have easily contributed to the ongoing Palinathon.
posted by pineapple at 2:14 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by pineapple at 2:14 PM on July 22, 2009
I am going to print a microscopic version of the treaty of Westphalia, using an HTML trick that produces massive amounts of text as a dot no larger than a period.
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posted by Astro Zombie at 2:14 PM on July 22, 2009
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posted by Astro Zombie at 2:14 PM on July 22, 2009
Double postin'? That's a Palin'.
posted by ALongDecember at 2:15 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by ALongDecember at 2:15 PM on July 22, 2009
all those recent celebrity deaths really cleared the palate
pallet
palette
posted by scratch at 2:15 PM on July 22, 2009
pallet
palette
posted by scratch at 2:15 PM on July 22, 2009
pineapple: "Also, weak ...in that this could have easily contributed to the ongoing Palinathon."
We can't get there by ourselves, people. Everyone must work together to create mass Palin examination.
MetaPalinFilter
posted by pineapple at 2:15 PM on July 22, 2009
We can't get there by ourselves, people. Everyone must work together to create mass Palin examination.
MetaPalinFilter
posted by pineapple at 2:15 PM on July 22, 2009
Also weak in that this FPP could only lift like 10 pounds tops.
posted by educatedslacker at 2:15 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by educatedslacker at 2:15 PM on July 22, 2009
clearing the pallet = emptying the pallet
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:16 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:16 PM on July 22, 2009
filthy light thief means that PALIN was the GREASY MAIN COURSE, and Farrah Fawcett's death was a LIGHT REFRESHING SORBET
posted by pineapple at 2:16 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by pineapple at 2:16 PM on July 22, 2009
We really are a silly bunch.
posted by educatedslacker at 2:16 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by educatedslacker at 2:16 PM on July 22, 2009
all those recent celebrity deaths really cleared the palate
pallet
all those recent celebrity deaths really CLEANED the PALLET
posted by Jody Tresidder at 2:16 PM on July 22, 2009
pallet
all those recent celebrity deaths really CLEANED the PALLET
posted by Jody Tresidder at 2:16 PM on July 22, 2009
of dead people
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:17 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:17 PM on July 22, 2009
RogerB, that's a "pallet" and also, you just tipped your hand -- you from the country, friend.
posted by pineapple at 2:17 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by pineapple at 2:17 PM on July 22, 2009
At least Jody gets me.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:17 PM on July 22, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:17 PM on July 22, 2009 [1 favorite]
educatedslacker: "We really are a silly bunch."
I know, I feel like a terrible person. I'm sorry, cortex.
posted by pineapple at 2:18 PM on July 22, 2009
I know, I feel like a terrible person. I'm sorry, cortex.
posted by pineapple at 2:18 PM on July 22, 2009
filthy light thief means that PALIN was the GREASY MAIN COURSE, and Farrah Fawcett's death was a LIGHT REFRESHING SORBET
Who left their plate on the floor???
posted by scratch at 2:18 PM on July 22, 2009
Who left their plate on the floor???
posted by scratch at 2:18 PM on July 22, 2009
The double post will confuse future Palintologists. It's like two fossils of the exact same animal from two different epochs separated by millions of years.
posted by yiftach at 2:18 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by yiftach at 2:18 PM on July 22, 2009
I thought Palintologists thought the world was only 6000 years old...?
posted by educatedslacker at 2:19 PM on July 22, 2009
posted by educatedslacker at 2:19 PM on July 22, 2009
Dead people are CLEANSED
We must be hanging out with a different class of dead people.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:19 PM on July 22, 2009
We must be hanging out with a different class of dead people.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:19 PM on July 22, 2009
someone close this thread to new comments, please.
Snofoam wants to be FLENSED
posted by Jody Tresidder at 2:20 PM on July 22, 2009
Snofoam wants to be FLENSED
posted by Jody Tresidder at 2:20 PM on July 22, 2009
I flagged this post as hard as I could. Mods are napping.
FOOD FIGHT!
posted by educatedslacker at 2:20 PM on July 22, 2009
FOOD FIGHT!
posted by educatedslacker at 2:20 PM on July 22, 2009
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