http://boingboing.net/2011/06/27/reading-of-mark-twai.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 03:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2011/06/27/reading-of-mark-twai.html#comment-1150271 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1150271 My wife is writing a novel, and told me of this editing advice from Mark Twain: "Replace every instance of the word 'very' with the word 'damn.' The editors will remove it, and it won't make a difference anyway." My wife is writing a novel, and told me of this editing advice from Mark Twain: “Replace every instance of the word ‘very’ with the word ‘damn.’ The editors will remove it, and it won’t make a difference anyway.”

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/06/27/reading-of-mark-twai.html#comment-1149761 GuyNoir Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1149761 Ahh, Mark Twain. A great way to end the day. Ahh, Mark Twain. A great way to end the day.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/06/27/reading-of-mark-twai.html#comment-1149851 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1149851 Pity he was a bad botanist -- pumpkins are in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. Pity he was a bad botanist — pumpkins are in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/06/27/reading-of-mark-twai.html#comment-1149353 billstewart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1149353 Looks like a lot of technical journalism, especially after it gets filtered out into the regular press. All the buzzwords are spelled correctly, but ... Looks like a lot of technical journalism, especially after it gets filtered out into the regular press. All the buzzwords are spelled correctly, but …

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