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 Post subject: Every copy editor should have one.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:14 pm 
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A colleague has just shown me a book called Schott's Original Miscellany. It's a true delight.


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 Post subject: Re: Every copy editor should have one.
PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 12:49 am 
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That does look useful. I wish it were in digital format for quicker, searchable reference.<p>An equally interesting link is this.<p>[ February 26, 2004: Message edited by: SeaRaven ]</p>


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 Post subject: Re: Every copy editor should have one.
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Sprung! I must stop doing those self-training exercises. And hey if you thought that was bad try this one.<p>[ February 26, 2004: Message edited by: Paul Wiggins ]</p>


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 Post subject: Re: Every copy editor should have one.
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Hey, that dancing monkey nearly crashed my computer!


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 Post subject: Re: Every copy editor should have one.
PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:58 pm 
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Every newsroom should have a copy of Damned Lies and Statistics. Some days I feel like using it to perform unnatural acts upon folk.<p>[ March 07, 2004: Message edited by: Paul Wiggins ]</p>


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 Post subject: Re: Every copy editor should have one.
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Paul Wiggins:
Every newsroom should have a copy of Damned Lies and Statistics. Some days I feel like using it to perform unnatural acts upon folk.<p>[ March 07, 2004: Message edited by: Paul Wiggins ]<hr></blockquote><p>Also handy and in the same vein is Darrell Huff's How to Lie With Statistics. Though rather outdated in its specific examples, it's a quick read, and the general points Huff makes remain true today.<p>[ March 08, 2004: Message edited by: jtogyer ]</p>


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