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Wed 01 Jan 2010Avoid apostrophe catastrophe
SCHOOLMAG COMPETITION:SCRUPULOUS sub-editing is often forgotten in the magazine-making process. Stray apostrophes are spotted but ignored by hassled designers and writers, who assume that someone else will sort it out.
Unfortunately, mistakes have a habit of hanging on for dear life, unless a Terminator is dispatched. Many a Schoolmag has hit the judges’ table corrupted by bad spelling and grammar. It’s like walking the red carpet in a designer dress and killer heels, but with spinach on your teeth.
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