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Bill Walsh

@TheSlot

1961-2017. Author of Lapsing Into a Comma, The Elephants of Style and Yes, I Could Care Less. @washingtonpost copy editor for 20 years.

 Washington, D.C.
theslot.com/
Joined April 2008
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A conundrum still causing enough discussion that this Post piece quotes @TheSlot from a 2016 online chat. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle… (sent by @JDLand)
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It's @jdland here, tweeting as @theslot (RIP) to keep his account and the archive of his brilliance active.
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) profile pictureElon Musk
@elonmusk8 May 2023
We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop
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Happy congratulations from Mrs. TheSlot to Annalee Hubbs, this year's winner of the Bill Walsh Scholarship, administered by the ACES Education Fund. aceseditors.org/news/2020/up… @JDLand
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If you think singular "their" is contentious, try translating that debate to a language in which plural nouns must have genders too. Fascinating piece by @schmidtsam7... and I wish @TheSlot were still around to discuss it. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
Teens in Argentina are leading the charge for a gender-neutral language

Teens in Argentina are leading the charge for a gender-neutral language

Teens in Argentina are rewriting the rules of the Spanish language to eliminate gender in order to change what they see as a deeply gendered culture. Their efforts are at the center of a global...

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I think we all know exactly what @TheSlot would have thought of this.
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@NBCNews4 Nov 2019
Facebook announces that it is now FACEBOOK. nbcnews.to/2pH6s5N
Facebook rebrands as calls for government-led breakup continue

Facebook rebrands as calls for government-led breakup continue

The timing of the move is notable because the company faces calls from politicians and consumer advocates for the government to break it up into various pieces.

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Deadline is Nov. 15 to apply for the ACES Bill Walsh scholarship or any of the five other scholarship offerings. Pass along to any college-level aspiring news editors you know! @copyeditors aceseditors.org/awards/schol…
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Hire a professional writer. It makes all the difference.
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{Fixing} It's the library Bill left behind, which I gave to the Post to keep his passion for editing close at hand at the place where he worked for 20 years. Also, a piece he wrote about this library of his, along with a wider shot, though still not the entire thing. @JDLand
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Photos from #ACES2019, showing Mrs. TheSlot @JDLand and this year's Bill Walsh Scholarship winner @nancylcoleman, along with what will be a traditional offering to each winner, so that they can learn from the master and get to know him through his writing. Pics by @hfuhrmann
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Congratulations to @nancylcoleman for winning the Bill Walsh Scholarship! She and our other incredible scholarship recipients have joined us at the banquet, and Nancy shares her first #editing experience. #ACES2019
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Don't be alarmed, it's just Mrs. TheSlot retweeting this. And thank you again to everyone who has contributed to the Walsh Scholarship Fund, or plans to: aceseditors.org/awards/schol… #ACES2019
Jacqueline Dupree (@jacdupree) profile pictureJacqueline Dupree@jacdupree28 Mar 2019
Shoot, I forgot to mention in my remarks that the most popular @TheSlot tie, with the tabloid headlines, from year's silent auction is being auctioned again, thanks to @EditorMark. #ACES2019
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Bill Walsh@TheSlot29 Oct 2018
If you're a student dreaming of a career in editing the news, don't forget to apply for the Bill Walsh Scholarship. Deadline is Nov. 15: aceseditors.org/awards/schol… {signed @JDLand, aka Mrs. TheSlot}
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If you're a student dreaming of a career in editing the news, don't forget to apply for the Bill Walsh Scholarship. Deadline is Nov. 15: aceseditors.org/awards/schol… {signed @JDLand, aka Mrs. TheSlot}
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And if you're dreaming of a career as a copy editor, don't forget to also apply for the Bill Walsh Scholarship, deadline Nov. 15: aceseditors.org/awards/schol…
Gene Park (@GenePark) profile pictureGene Park
@GenePark7 Aug 2018
Intern at Washington Post! 2019 summer internship applications are now open intern.washpost.com/ Please RT and spread the word!
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Instructions are now available for how to apply for the 2019 Bill Walsh Scholarship, as well as the other ACES scholarships. aceseditors.org/awards/schol… Deadline is Nov. 15, but why wait? @copyeditors @JDLand
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