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 Post subject: Above it all
PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 8:57 am 
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"My copy will not be edited, except for grammar, spelling, and the like."--Daniel Okrent, the New York Times ombudsman.<p>***"Like" what, Daniel?***


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 Post subject: Re: Above it all
PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:49 am 
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There were many things Okrent didn't need to say in that dreadful column. The no editing allowed was pretty damn apparent by the time he made that point.


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 Post subject: Re: Above it all
PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:30 am 
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*yawn*<p>Has he met Tina Brown yet?


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 Post subject: Re: Above it all
PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:49 pm 
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These "I am not to be edited" columnists really gas me. I get a huge kick out of it.<p>Nothing like revealing yourself as an asshole of galactic proportions.


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