Spellings I love



Hamberger. Adress. Unsual. Form (typo for "from"--even I screw this one up). Icey. Cinammon. Tommorow. Infered.



And today's lovely entry on a circuit installation order--"Diddo." No, um, it's "Ditto." I removed it from the final forwarding email, which gets seen by about 12 people before final processing.



1--that's a slang expression. Slang does not belong (ballonge?) on a circuit order. Short and sweet, "yes" or "no" will suffice (seffise?)



2--I had to erase it because a) it annoyed the living hell out of me, a former spelling bee winner (I got to the 1985 Diocesan regionals held at St. Mary's Grammar School in my ugly navy blue uniform (yoonuffarm?); and b) it's incorrect. This is the AP. Newspapers, journalism schools, colleges and high schools contact us about style, form, and yes, common spellings across all periodicals and dailies. Am I nitpicking? Perhaps, but nitpicking is part of good editing. Clarity and style is the precedent. NOT slang.



PB may have more handbags, nailtips, angora sweaters, Coach coin holders, Gucci heels, and leather jackets, but she's still a friggin moron.



RD: file that under your "Dumb Ass" email folder. I should get one, too. Darn thing would be filled up in less than a week.