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Subbed: March 2009
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Thursday, 19 March 2009. Spelling Thursday: Wrap and rap. Put a covering on; or wind or coil round. At the end of filming a director says 'that's a wrap'. And people talking about wrapping up a project; or wrapping up loose ends. Tuesday, 17 March 2009. Stories I would like to sub: Number nine. A parish council and a church warden declare that they have grave concerns about youths congregating in a cemetary to drink cider and make a noise. This is a fra...
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Subbed: Spelling Thursday: discreet and discrete
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Thursday, 26 February 2009. Spelling Thursday: discreet and discrete. I hate these words. I never know which one to use; and they both sound like feminine hygiene products that I didn't know I needed until an advertisement made me paranoid. An adjective meaning something or someone that avoids social embarrassment or distress by secretiveness. This adjective means distinct in form or concept. If the sentence involves data, this is probably the word.
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Subbed: February 2009
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Thursday, 26 February 2009. Spelling Thursday: discreet and discrete. I hate these words. I never know which one to use; and they both sound like feminine hygiene products that I didn't know I needed until an advertisement made me paranoid. An adjective meaning something or someone that avoids social embarrassment or distress by secretiveness. This adjective means distinct in form or concept. If the sentence involves data, this is probably the word.
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Subbed: January 2009
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Thursday, 29 January 2009. Spelling Thursday: Principle and Principal. A principal is head of a school (most commonly in America). Mr Fitzgibbons was the principal at the time, and he never did like me.'. A principle is a moral rule, or a general truth. I understand the principles of chemistry.'. I object on principle.'. And there are adjectives:. Principal' describes something that is foremost in importance and value. Picture from Stock.xchng. Labels: ...
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Subbed: Stories I would like to sub: Number eight
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Tuesday, 10 March 2009. Stories I would like to sub: Number eight. I am very disappointed that I have never had a story about an evil Scout group. We had a story here about a youth band that received poison pen letters from an anti-fan; but they were simply loud and tuneless (if the letters were to be believed), rather than deliberately evil. I think the evil Scout group activities would include:. Running sticks along newly painted railings. Spelling Th...
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Subbed: Spelling Thursday: wrrrowl -- reek, wreck, wreak, rack and wrack
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Thursday, 12 March 2009. Spelling Thursday: wrrrowl - reek, wreck, wreak, rack and wrack. To smell strongly and unpleasantly of. To destroy or smash up, as in a shipwreck, or if you are American, a car wreck. It can also refer to something that has already been broken up. 'It's an old wreck.' It can also refer to items brought ashore after a shipwreck. Cause a lot of damage. P ronounced. Seaweed; or thin high cloud. I've been working as an editor of one...
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Subbed: Spelling Thursday: Wrap and rap.
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Thursday, 19 March 2009. Spelling Thursday: Wrap and rap. Put a covering on; or wind or coil round. At the end of filming a director says 'that's a wrap'. And people talking about wrapping up a project; or wrapping up loose ends. This blog is my collection of notes about wordsmithing; and thoughts about subbing. You can contact me by email. Or leave a note in the comments. What JD did next. A Twitter sceptic writes. Spelling Thursday: Wrap and rap.
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Subbed: Stories I would like to sub: Number seven
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Tuesday, 3 March 2009. Stories I would like to sub: Number seven. While stealing some lead from a church roof, a fishmonger is struck by a portion of frozen white fish (possibly battered and with chips) that has fallen from an aeroplane. I would write the headline 'Hand of cod'. Labels: stories I would like to sub. This blog is my collection of notes about wordsmithing; and thoughts about subbing. You can contact me by email. What JD did next.
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Subbed: December 2008
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Items of interest to newspaper writers and editors. Friday, 19 December 2008. School ready for revamp. Revamp: to replace the vamp, or the upper of a shoe. Nothing to do with vamping, or being vampish in the way of Vampira Queen of the Night who vants to suck your blood. It's an extensive change - a revamped shoe would be stripped back to the sole and remade. This word is best reserved for an extreme make-over, rather than a lick of paint and some new hanging baskets. Thursday, 18 December 2008. Or leave...
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