Yes, this USA Today feature is called For the Win. However, your copy editor's well-honed filthy mind should still be applied to all headline shorthand.
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| Author: | J Kaufman [ Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Practice tip |
Yes, this USA Today feature is called For the Win. However, your copy editor's well-honed filthy mind should still be applied to all headline shorthand. Attachment: Capture.JPG [ 40.09 KiB | Viewed 354 times ] |
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| Author: | Bumfketeer [ Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice tip |
Are you kidding me??? My brother was an outlaw biker and some of his friends had FTW tattoos. That ink did not stand for "For The Win." |
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| Author: | lfelaco [ Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice tip |
I'm neither a biker nor a sports fan, but when I see the letters FTW my mind supplies the biker meaning, not the sports one... |
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| Author: | jjmoney62 [ Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice tip |
WTF |
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