<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by JPSheehan: [The college] will officially close from Wednesday, August 18, through Sunday, August 22, 2004, while we complete a critical campus electrical power upgrade.<hr></blockquote><p>Also unnecessary: officially, from, 2004 and power. <p>The days of the week are probably important to students and faculty who will wonder how the closure affects class schedules, especially in the summer, when many courses meet only one day a week. <p>Separating the days of the week by the dates of the month is not the best way to clarify information for the reader. Please group days and dates.<p>The college will close Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 18-22, to upgrade the electrical system.<p>But you're screwed already if you were overruled on the other points. I'd suggest you ignore the comma if "they" make you adhere to the press release as written.<p>Mocking eduspeak is a favorite pastime on our copy desk, but fixing it makes us testy.<p>[ April 05, 2004: Message edited by: grouch_in_training ]</p>
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