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I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses

Bill Walsh

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don’t allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines
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Books Magazines Reality Sports
Consistent effort is a consistent challenge.
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Challenges Consistent Effort
The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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Art More Science Use
A burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.
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Differences Editing Writing
Machines aren’t replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper
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Country Editors Game Player Sports Tools
Everybody isn’t everybody.
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Everbody Everybody Game
Use all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you
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All Knowledge Competition Use
You can only succeed when people are communicating, not just from the top down, but in complete interchange. Communication comes from fighting off my ego and listening.
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Communication Fighting Sports
I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
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Beginning Caution Quotations
Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that’s the critical factor.
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Country Game People Player Support
In evaluating people, I prize ego. It often translates into a fierce desire to do their best and an inner confidence that stands them in good stead when things really get rough.
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Confidence Desire Fierce Rough Translate
Before you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
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Country Fighting Game Player Winning
Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
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Flying Pants
Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
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Country Game Path Player Purpose Vision
As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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Coaching Jobs Leader
My theory is that, just like with omitting a final comma in a list when not essential for meaning, publishers are trying to save paper and ink or pixels on-screen.
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Lists Pixels Publisher Trying

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