(this being what copy editors, without whom writers would look pretty silly, have to worry about)
a while (2 wds as obj of prep)
a.k.a.
anymore (1 wd as adv)
awhile (as adv)
axe-wielding
backseat
backstory
basset hound
bioterrorist
bling
blond, fem., n. & adj.
blond, masc. or neut., n. & adj.
brand-new
buttload
buzz cut, n.
buzz-cut, adj.
cell phone
cheat sheet
computer-savvy
coulrophobic
crappitude
curricula vitarum
d.o.b., d.o.d.
diacritics
diphthongs
doofus
eftsoons
encomium
exactamento
FedEx
Frisbee
gigue
glance-through, n.
Googling
half hour
half-filled
high school (adj.)
huzzahs
Hylocereus undatus
Internet
JPEG
kibbitzers
leukemia
likable
looky-loo
lying doggo
mal de mer
mixups
mnemonic
namby-pamby
night-blooming cereus
nonce
nonfiction
nonreaders
nor’easter
online
over-praising
p.o.v.
pied piper
pinup
plastique
plenteous
Post-it
pre-registration
printouts
screwups
sea-rolls
setups
shape-shifter
shih tzu
shoot-out
simpleminded
sixties
souffle
spaceship
sure-footed
t.o.d.
tae kwon do
tantivying
tech-savvy
tomblike
trisyllabic
voice mail
wannabes
Web site
whiteboard
wineglasses
Xanax
Xeroxing
x-rayed
youse
zip-tab
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So does this mean “buttload” is two words and not one?
Damn. I need to make a note of that.
Actually, my proofreading skills are so deficient I’m not even sure if this is a list of stuff that needs correcting, or a list of the the stuff that’s already been fixed.
(But from the list, sounds like the book’s going to be a kick. Can’t wait).
I’ve read about 2 blog entries, and I’m so buying your book. New fan: Won.
Ms. Willet,
Where have you been all my life? How is it that now, (while mindlessly practicing escapism tactics by wandering the shelves of my local bookstore), I came across your books? How did I not know that all the while a lovely literary addiction was sitting on the shelves…waiting. Thank you so much for your words. From the child where nothing is really new, I discovered something completely unique in your words. Why, oh why, don’t you teach a class in Chicago?! What I wouldn’t give.
Thanks so much for your stories.
What I wouldn’t give to be able to teach workshops in Chicago.
Thanks!
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