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CopyeditingD's profile picture. It used to be infrequent to find errors in published news. It seems to be getting worse and worse. Copyediting is dead, it appears.

CopyeditingIsDead

@CopyeditingD

It used to be infrequent to find errors in published news. It seems to be getting worse and worse. Copyediting is dead, it appears.

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Jan 7, 2021

Missing trailing double quote, @politico.

CopyeditingD's tweet image. Missing trailing double quote, @politico.
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Jan 7, 2021

Either a majority to agree or...what, @CNN? You need an or in an either/or.

CopyeditingD's tweet image. Either a majority to agree or...what, @CNN? You need an or in an either/or.
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Nov 6, 2020

...and apparently the author of this sentence isn't one of them.

CopyeditingD's tweet image. ...and apparently the author of this sentence isn't one of them.
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Nov 6, 2020

"on line"? Did you mean "in line" @gearrj? Or did he collapse on top of a line of people, crowdsurfing style? 🤔

CopyeditingD's tweet image. "on line"? Did you mean "in line" @gearrj? Or did he collapse on top of a line of people, crowdsurfing style? 🤔
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Jun 25, 2020

Hings also look bad in this paragraph @cnn @CillizzaCNN

CopyeditingD's tweet image. Hings also look bad in this paragraph @cnn @CillizzaCNN
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Jun 20, 2020

Bull, not Bill @HollywoodLife. Got it right just a couple sentences earlier. And I'm case you think maybe his given name was actually Bill, it wasn't. It was Theophilus.

CopyeditingD's tweet image. Bull, not Bill @HollywoodLife. Got it right just a couple sentences earlier. And I'm case you think maybe his given name was actually Bill, it wasn't. It was Theophilus.
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Jun 2, 2020

First the headline says he said the City's response was inexcusable. Then the first line says it was actually the looting and unrest that's what was inexcusable. Then the quote says "What happened in New York City was inexcusable." Consistency? @CNN @bvitag @VeronicaStrac

CopyeditingD's tweet image. First the headline says he said the City's response was inexcusable. Then the first line says it was actually the looting and unrest that's what was inexcusable. Then the quote says "What happened in New York City was inexcusable." Consistency? @CNN @bvitag @VeronicaStrac
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May 14, 2020

It appears that someone did not ask editor to check this article @CNN @CNNBusiness @PeterDrives

CopyeditingD's tweet image. It appears that someone did not ask editor to check this article @CNN @CNNBusiness @PeterDrives
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May 4, 2020

Doesn't he even deserve to have his name capitalized anymore @theinquisitr?

CopyeditingD's tweet image. Doesn't he even deserve to have his name capitalized anymore @theinquisitr?
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Apr 26, 2020

Who is this "Micheal Jordan", @XXL?

CopyeditingD's tweet image. Who is this "Micheal Jordan", @XXL?
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Apr 9, 2020

I expressed disappointed upon reading this.

CopyeditingD's tweet image. I expressed disappointed upon reading this.
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Apr 8, 2020

Authors can has cheezburger?

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