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3 Responses to “ When the Editor Won’t Edit ”

1. # 1 Rob_N Says:
   August 28th, 2007 at

   And so what’s your point?

2. # 2 so-called "Austin Mayor" Says:
   August 28th, 2007 at

   AP,

   A .29 “And percentage” is pretty startling, but I rather like starting sentences and paragraphs with conjunctions.

   The more glaring problem is that three paragraphs in a row began with “And”.

   Starting three consecutive paragraphs with the same word is lazy and ugly writing.

   But maybe that’s how they make journalism in Canada…

   – SCAM

3. # 3 ArchPundit Says:
   August 28th, 2007 at

   There are perfectly good stylistic reasons to pursue repeated ands. One could be listing a series of issues that are related and using the And to focus on the number of items.

   She is not doing that. I do that without an editor. She, supposedly, has one.