tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post111920585917943576..comments2023-11-10T16:19:46.880-05:00Comments on Blogslot: When Answers Are E-MailedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1119316427046683842005-06-20T21:13:00.000-04:002005-06-20T21:13:00.000-04:00Good, practical advice, Bill. Just after I'd noted...Good, practical advice, Bill. Just after I'd noted a bit of style fascism over on my blog regarding the fiddling among papers with how the British memo spelled al Qaida (or is that Qaeda?).<BR/><BR/>As for the "company said" thing -- I've never been all that bothered by the chorus line argument against companies saying things. After all, would you write in a lede: "General Motors said in a release Friday that it would lay off ...? No, you'd say General Motors said Friday that it would lay off ... and then explain elsewhere where the info came from. Sticking mindlessly to this misguided rule that companies can't "say" things is foolish, as long as the phrasing is not overused as an excuse not to go find real people to comment. (And as Jack Cappon noted, stated "is the instant mark of a wooden writer." Others have noted it imparts a tone of veracity.)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156896794811327893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1119294234562461692005-06-20T15:03:00.000-04:002005-06-20T15:03:00.000-04:00I'm not a big fan of "stated." If a company can't ...I'm not a big fan of "stated." If a company can't "say," it can't "state" either.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1119236466344384342005-06-19T23:01:00.000-04:002005-06-19T23:01:00.000-04:00I've always imagined this rule existed somewhere i...I've always imagined this rule existed somewhere in the Left-wing Media Conspiracy Guidebook: "...use of <I>sic</I> is reserved for letters and opinions with which we disagree, so as to make the speaker look like an ignoramus."<BR/><BR/>Related: Who names her kid Wile? Seriously, you're just asking for trouble there. <BR/>Unless it's <I>Darth</I> Wile. That'd be cool.Eric "Babe" Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477635241216248642noreply@blogger.com