BD
Benjamin Dreyer
@bcdreyer.bsky.social
abstruse in the sense of recondite
author of the New York Times/IndieBound bestseller Dreyer's English and Stet! (the game!) • retired Random House copy chief • he/him/his
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I write a lot using AP style and this is one I have to consciously look out for. But I often just rewrite the sentence.
Harrisses'.
I saw this and of course thought to myself "this question has already been answered decisively."
It makes me sad that this is even a question.
that's what looked right to me (and Walz's possessive, too) and I'm pleased that a GWKS says it's right.
Yeah it’s not a “battle brewing,” it’s a few people overthinking it
YES. For clarity
BD
Benjamin Dreyer
@bcdreyer.bsky.social
abstruse in the sense of recondite
author of the New York Times/IndieBound bestseller Dreyer's English and Stet! (the game!) • retired Random House copy chief • he/him/his
substack.com/@benjamindreyer
15.1k followers817 following24.7k posts