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#ACES2016: Thursday

The American Copy Editors Society 20th national conference is off to a great start. Record numbers are tweeting and we've got the highlights here. Find out what your peers are saying organized by category.

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GENERAL PUNCTUATION & GRAMMAR
Not all dangling participles are this obvious or this funny, @TheSlot said. #ACES2016 pic.twitter.com/xXdR65eVCh
Heather Cole @HeatherCole13
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Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:47:29
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— Heather Cole (@HeatherCole13)Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:47:29
Sara Ziegler @SaraMZiegler
I'm always trying to explain this to Oxford comma fans. This example is perfect. #ACES2016 https://twitter.com/alisonrrogers/status/715592187459670016 …
Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:35:54
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— Sara Ziegler (@SaraMZiegler)Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:35:54
My reaction when I learned that AP Style doesn't use accent marks. #ACES2016 #ChicagoForever! pic.twitter.com/JQ8SGyCCvT
Sandra D @sand_rad
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Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:27:44
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— Sandra D (@sand_rad)Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:27:44
Jennifer Glennifer @_Jenn_Glenn_
The singular "they" has already come up three times at #ACES2016, and it's not even noon.
Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:54:36
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— Jennifer Glennifer (@_Jenn_Glenn_)Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:54:36
Melanie Powers @MelEdits
Is it weird that I'm looking at everyone's chest, trying to read Twitter handles? #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:27:24
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— Melanie Powers (@MelEdits)Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:27:24
Great session with Bill Walsh from @washingtonpost. Can you spot the mis-hyphenation? #ACES2016 pic.twitter.com/9qAsYup37w
Jamie Ack-Harv @ackharv
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Thu, Mar 31 2016 21:10:18
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— Jamie Ack-Harv (@ackharv)Thu, Mar 31 2016 21:10:18
Rachel Herbert @HerbertStyles
Favorite question posed to @TheSlot Bill Walsh: "What's your beef with the em dash?" #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 19:20:48
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— Rachel Herbert (@HerbertStyles)Thu, Mar 31 2016 19:20:48
"'I would lay down my life for the serial comma.'" — @SubvCopyEd #ACES2016 #quotingamisquote pic.twitter.com/9xvDiEIBLs
Editor Mark Allen @EditorMark
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Thu, Mar 31 2016 21:24:50
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— Editor Mark Allen (@EditorMark)Thu, Mar 31 2016 21:24:50
But we were taught not to, so I've got to check this out, even though I'm an AP Stylebook guy #ACES2016 pic.twitter.com/pvJAV41PhA
CarlJDubois @CarlJDubois
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Thu, Mar 31 2016 20:36:51
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— CarlJDubois (@CarlJDubois)Thu, Mar 31 2016 20:36:51
Check out @KUBremner and her punctuation attire #ACES2016 pic.twitter.com/g5rwHkMn7x
S Burzynski Bullard @suebb
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Thu, Mar 31 2016 20:59:59
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— S Burzynski Bullard (@suebb)Thu, Mar 31 2016 20:59:59
E. Briannica @E_Briannica
Don't start comma pairs you can't finish. Thanks, @TheSlot. I'll remember that. #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:51:18
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— E. Briannica (@E_Briannica)Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:51:18
Jaime Dorsey @zustafdeathbba1
You might be at #ACES2016 if a question from the audience is "What s your beef with the en dash?"
Thu, Mar 31 2016 21:21:53
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— Jaime Dorsey (@zustafdeathbba1)Thu, Mar 31 2016 21:21:53
Sarah Grey @GreyEditing
"An en dash is a hyphen with a college education." Dick Margulus #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:58:40
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— Sarah Grey (@GreyEditing)Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:58:40
meredithalix @meredithalix
In a roomful of people CRACKING UP over a slide about incorrect hyphen usage. #editorsconference #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:44:34
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— meredithalix (@meredithalix)Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:44:34
meredithalix @meredithalix
"What's your beef with the en-dash?" #overheard #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:00:20
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— meredithalix (@meredithalix)Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:00:20
FREELANCE
Melanie Powers @MelEdits
Also, only 1 client? They will disappear eventually. 1 of @lepoole's declared bankruptcy. Another outsourced journals to India #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:44:42
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— Melanie Powers (@MelEdits)Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:44:42
Christine Ma @mschristinema
Downside to this conference: Now I want to take ALL the freelance work! Gimme, gimme, gimme! #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:00:14
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— Christine Ma (@mschristinema)Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:00:14
James M. Fraleigh @jamesfraleigh
@lepoole: Talk about your freelance editing business! Your business is only open when your mouth is. #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:48:11
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— James M. Fraleigh (@jamesfraleigh)Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:48:11
Vince Tuss @vtuss
Freelance editing advice that @Jimthomsen will endorse: Go to where the writers are. #aces2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:55:53
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— Vince Tuss (@vtuss)Thu, Mar 31 2016 17:55:53
Dilane Anner @DAnnerMitchell
Have to make time for marketing your business: opportunities, new clients, existing clients. #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 19:22:38
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— Dilane Anner (@DAnnerMitchell)Thu, Mar 31 2016 19:22:38
Christy Karras @christykarras
Really enjoyed @lepoole's informative presentation on freelancing. I promise mine on Saturday won't be exactly the same! #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 19:59:29
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— Christy Karras (@christykarras)Thu, Mar 31 2016 19:59:29
Melanie Powers @MelEdits
Common theme from @lepoole & @virtuallori: You are a business. Create that environment. Set yourself up so you can turn down work. #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 19:15:10
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//twitter.com/MelEdits/status/715618459304873984
— Melanie Powers (@MelEdits)Thu, Mar 31 2016 19:15:10
Julia Willson @editsbyjulia
@lepoole Highlight of my day: you remembered my name when I raised my hand!! 😊 #ACES2016
Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:47:48
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— Julia Willson (@editsbyjulia)Thu, Mar 31 2016 18:47:48

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