The Wacky Deli

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Newsweek: Oh, Daily Beast, get a copy editor.

benita:

My friend Jordan sent me this email today:

What’s wrong with this subject line?

————— Forwarded message —————
From: The Daily Beast <emails@thedailybeast.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:42 PM
Subject: Cheat Sheet - Hedge-Fund Boss Gets His Just Deserts
To: Jordan

My…

The way my autocratic third grade substitute teacher taught me the difference was this: Dessert has an extra “s” because desserts are tastier than deserts.

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    Google results for “just desserts”: 9,730,000 Google results for “just deserts”: 2,290,000 Etymology of “desert (3),...
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  4. mollyblock reblogged this from benita and added:
    “Cliche desserts fashion”? Or “cliched desserts fashion”?
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    Reblogging to put the above edit out into the world. Hurrah for Snopes.com. Also someone informed me of my unfortunate...
  6. oh-theplacesyoullgo reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    “Just deserts”? Gahhhhhh
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    I never knew this! Good thing I’ve never actually used the term “just deserts.”
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    Let it be noted for...person who blogged this originally is
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    Flawless Victory.
  14. benita reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    today!” Whoops, I made a mistake. I stand corrected. And I pissed off a Newsweek/Daily Beast copy editor in the process....
  15. thewackydeli reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    The way my autocratic third grade substitute teacher taught me...difference was this:...
  16. newsweek reblogged this from benita and added:
    Well, since you asked… From the Newsweek/Daily...Copy Desk: “To quote from the dictionary...
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    Speaking a a Newsweek/Daily Beast copy editor, allow...to politely ask: what the fuck’s...
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