A COPY EDITOR’S TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two Magic Rubs
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees …
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
five John McPhees …
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine comma shakers,
eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees …
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees …
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten checkers Googling,
nine comma shakers,
eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
nine comma shakers,
eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven staplers stapling,
ten checkers Googling,
nine comma shakers,
eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
ten checkers Googling,
nine comma shakers,
eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees…
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve printers printing,
eleven staplers stapling,
ten checkers Googling,
nine comma shakers,
eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees …
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
eleven staplers stapling,
ten checkers Googling,
nine comma shakers,
eight one-em dashes,
seven long-point sharpeners,
six Roger Angells,
five John McPhees …
four paper clips,
three Black Wings,
two Magic Rubs,
and a Webster’s and O.E.D.
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/12/a-copy-editors-twelve-days-of-christmas.html#ixzz2GYRGOotQ
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