tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post8151394653006382755..comments2023-09-21T06:15:03.099-07:00Comments on Conjugate Visits: Moments in Copy EditingJune Casagrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-17853177236119258082008-11-14T10:06:00.000-08:002008-11-14T10:06:00.000-08:00Sorry it took so long to get your comment up! I wa...Sorry it took so long to get your comment up! I was out of town and way out of it.<BR/><BR/>In feature writing, "traditionally" is one of those handy words that you can tailor to your meaning. It often includes a meaning of either "I don't know the details" or "I don't want to get into the details." Either way, pretty conveeeenient.June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-77483047317299705672008-11-11T11:44:00.000-08:002008-11-11T11:44:00.000-08:00i'd take issue with the entire premise that childr...i'd take issue with the entire premise that children have "traditionally" received a gift for every night of the holiday. Frankly, I'd say that practice has only become the norm in the last couple of generations. How far back do you have to go to call something a tradition? Or did my brother and I get robbed of our rightful bounty?Girl with the Interesting Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946746656096278479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-49632589415041347552008-11-07T16:40:00.000-08:002008-11-07T16:40:00.000-08:00Happily, that's exactly what the writer was buildi...Happily, that's exactly what the writer was building up to. That could be one silver lining to a crazy-bad economy: An end to (or lull in) lifelong crapfests.June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-49556685148205908512008-11-07T16:17:00.000-08:002008-11-07T16:17:00.000-08:00It's too bad you're not allowed to edit content as...It's too bad you're not allowed to edit content as well! No one says the gifts have to be expensive. As a child, many of my nightly gifts were small pieces of candy or things you could get at the dollar store!nixtresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651947181482801806noreply@blogger.com