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Pam Eidson
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E before I nonfiction editorial services. USA. Upending the patriarchy through copyediting. Board games, embroidery, penguins, bird pix, feminist romance, Brit TV, badass women. Public health background. she/her bio.site/ebeforei
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Thanks. Changed.

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It's the *italicize* it part that so many writers are skimming over. The "The" popping up in the middle of a sentence all capitalized like that is jarring! #ACES2024

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Or at least aims to! The changes in 2020 converged among the style guides at the same time (apart from APA, which already had Black capitalized). #ACES2024#ThatWordChat

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True. Also nonbreaking for three of the four spaces but not the fourth.

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I mean, it's a fair point! En dashes are for editors. #ACES2024#ThatWordChat

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At least we get to complain about something new!

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Saving copyeditors from spending all their time on hyphens. #ThatWordChat#ACES2024

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He's missed part of the point of objecting to "he or she." Male dominance! Leaving out nonbinary people! But yes, somebody forgot their coat. #ACES2024#singularThey#ThatWordChat

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It was indeed! The Merriam-Webster listings were mentioned. And that CMOS doesn't want to insist on capitalizing it. #ACES2024#ThatWordChat

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I think he is saying it's not mandatory with "white." #ACES2024

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Pam Eidson
@ebeforei.bsky.social
E before I nonfiction editorial services. USA. Upending the patriarchy through copyediting. Board games, embroidery, penguins, bird pix, feminist romance, Brit TV, badass women. Public health background. she/her bio.site/ebeforei
185 followers101 following85 posts