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Now we have "at speed" meaning "at a rapid speed." It's obviously like (maybe modeled after) "at scale," which is now used when discussing computer systems and algorithms to mean "on a large scale." I'm not a big fan of either. #Copyediting

I think it's brutal that the Chicago Manual of Style says split infinitives were frowned upon "from about 1890 to 1925" when I still see big newspapers and magazines (sometimes) going to great lengths to avoid them today. It usually looks clunky and pedantic. #Copyediting

I take a hard line on hyphenating compound adjectives, like "a late-night concert," though I realize some Brit editors shy away from using so many hyphens. But this is wrong, just partially hyphenating. If you're hyphenating, it should be "The 50-basis-point cut." #copyediting

This is kind of weird. I don't think I've ever seen the inside-writing term "second mention" in a general piece of journalism. She's breaking down the fourth wall but also rolling her eyes about having to write "the yellow metal," in a piece about gold investors. #copyediting