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Subversive Copy Editor: Dust Off That Dictionary

Carol Fisher Saller returns to Chicago Tonight with some simple advice.

01/12/2017 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Subversive Copy Editor: Dust Off That Dictionary

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Carol Fisher Saller returns to Chicago Tonight with some simple advice.

“Anyone who has deadlines should also have a dictionary.” So writes Carol Fisher Saller in her book “The Subversive Copy Editor.” Saller returns to Chicago Tonight with simple advice on answering your own questions and settling disputes.

01/12/2017 | Rating NR

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