Grammar Helpers:
"YOU'RE going to need to work on YOUR homonyms."
"THEY'RE going over THERE to eat THEIR picnic."
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One spelling mistake can destroy life...
A husband sent this postcard to his wife:
"I'm having a wonderful time. Wish you were her."
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The forever conundrum of whether I want to pick up another editing client or just continue to work on my own stuff.
It's a common mistake. I've even seen some very keen-eyed editors make it.
Just remember: When the O's are in the opposite order, you get the short sound, like the "oo" in "good" or "book."
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Proof once again that proper punctuation is very, VERY important.
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Every time I go past this drive-thru window at a local Burger King, it just strikes me as funny. It doesn't say, "Continue to other window," or "Please pay at next window," or anything like that.
It just says, "The other window."
But if this is "the other window," then shouldn't I have driven past a *first* window earlier? (There is no earlier window.)
My editorial OCD is so set off by this. 
I would love to take some notes on this manuscript. But Percy says no. So I'll just be here waiting for her approval to get work done.
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My new favorite phrase: "situationally extroverted." Good writing #FTW!
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#TIL: There are glow-in-the-dark bubbles. File this knowledge under "you never know what you'll learn on any given day as an editor." It's one of the aspects that makes it fun, even after 20-plus years.
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Picture Lock of our 6-ep mystery thriller TV-Show "Der Schatten" (the shadow) for German public broadcaster ZDFneo. Edited on Final Cut Pro. Dir.: Nina Vukovic, Editors: Silke Botsch, Martin Wunschick, Florian Duffe
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Apparently I'm so no longer use to meet people IRL that I chock on food at the first meeting with an author and need to be rescued. Now it is going to be awkward to reject his next paper.
#MRSF2022, see you soon!
Looking forward to seeing your geeky faces in person soon .
The tree is up for the season! This year feels extra special — I haven’t put up my tree since 2018 because of three moves, losing my job, the pandemic, and various other reasons. This feels like I’m finally home. #EditorsLife #WritersLife #Christmas #Solstice #home
Another reviewer requiring 16 additional references for the introduction of the paper. You'll never guess what the 16 papers have in common 
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