mighty red pen

Grammar, word nerds, and the editorial way. Alter ego of @sofiatromero

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@MatthewCooney @MerriamWebster J/k, I have no problem with it. In fact, I may write a story in which every sentence ends with a preposition 🤔

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@MatthewCooney @MerriamWebster In the words of Winston Churchill: “Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.”

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It’s me! My alter ego @sofiatromero wrote a book of short stories that’s coming out 10/10/23 ☺️

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The fireworks may be fading but today’s #BlackstoneBookReveal is bound to spark delight!🎇From #PushcartPrize nominated author @sofiatromero comes #WEHAVEALWAYSBEENWHOWEARE, a debut breathtaking collection of magical realism.

LAUNCHING 10/10/2023!

👉https://t.co/KS0X2WcGB4

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@MerriamWebster Individual words should be narrated by a person who has said "that's not a word."

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@BookishLex I would do anything for food … but I won’t do that

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@The_GrammarGeek Got this one right on Jeopardy earlier this week! They said the Lewis Carroll part like it was a fact

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I want to know more about the $15k and its ability to walk and where it works

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@BookishLex If this is not the Bloodhound Gang you meant, I've just revealed how hopelessly Gen X I am https://t.co/rKRer1ezY3

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@hanalyst So close: December 23

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@AdamOPrice Everyone has one, right?

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Welp, sending me an email with the salutation “Hey Phil” is one way to get my attention … but not in a good way …

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@ArrantPedantry … I feel like we HAD a solution to whatever problem that’s trying to solve … what was it? …

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@IvaCheung Parsnip muffins are surprisingly delicious 😋

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@ArrantPedantry It’s the little thing’s

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How to drive the editor at your workplace a little bonkers

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An email I got. Every editor’s nightmare: You forgot to proof the subject line before sending the email.

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@wisekaren boy that sounds like the opening line of a dystopian Halloween story

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@BookishLex You might be on to something. The person who can make broccoli as appealing as Tide Pods would win all the prizes

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@SoulBirdr No, I don't think it was that ... they did end up changing the headline to "at" or "near" at some point

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Today on Words Matter: kidnapping BY Boston University vs kidnapping NEAR Boston University