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John McIntyre

John McIntyre

John McIntyre, a newspaper editor for nearly four decades, is a former president of the American Copy Editors Society. He has taught editing at Loyola University Maryland since 1995 and has conducted workshops on editing throughout the United States and Canada.

Hanging up the green eyeshade | COMMENTARY

A last post at this site on my last day at The Sun

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An advantage to knowing what words mean | COMMENTARY

The situation when you're so caught up in the effect you're trying to get that you don't notice what you're actually saying

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Just call them ‘residents’ | COMMENTARY

Maybe you shouldn't refer to them as "locals."

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Comparisons are odious | COMMENTARY

Is it compare to or compare with or just call the whole thing off?

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Someone shot someone, but how could we tell? | COMMENTARY

The obfuscation of the "police-involved shooting" construction

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Holding on, giving up | COMMENTARY

There are distinctions of usage worth keeping, and distinctions that are likely a waste of your time

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Grumble, grumble | COMMENTARY

Yes, I know they're unimportant, but they still irritate me

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Words and the people who make them | COMMENTARY

In "The Hidden History of Coined Words" Ralph Keyes explains who makes the words we use and how

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Do you ‘graduate from’ college or ‘graduate college’? Just take the diploma and go | COMMENTARY

"Graduate" is a shape-shifting verb

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The lay of the land | COMMENTARY

You were taught the "lie/lay" distinction? Good on you. You weren't? Good on you.

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To Infinitive and Beyond: A Grammar Day Dialogue | COMMENTARY

The latest Grammar Noir episode

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You’ve only yourself to edit | COMMENTARY

Editing your own writing is possible, advisable, and limited.

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Proper words | COMMENTARY

"Proper English" can be many things, but proper is not one of them

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Pick up the winnowing fork | COMMENTARY

Unlearning is an important component of learning

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Hyphens are as common as chiggers in tall grass, but don’t worry too much about them | COMMENTARY

It's hard to set standards for use of the hyphen, because practices and preferences vary widely

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