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Do you follow “Fake AP Stylebook” on Twitter?

04.28.2010 by David Murray // 7 Comments

You should, it's good for mental health. Writing Bootista Eileen Burmeister shares one of her favorite "Fake AP" rules:

Avoid using masculine pronouns in sentences where the subject's gender is not specified. Broads find it offensive.

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  1. Kristen says

    April 28, 2010 at 7:38 am

    I love the Fake AP Stylebook!!
    It’s so funny that you post this, because when I saw it the first thing I thought of was that I could hear YOU saying this. Obviously, I was correct.
    P.S. How come Eileen gets a cool handle?? Writing Bootista?! Come ON!!! She doesn’t even drink coffee!!!

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  2. David Murray says

    April 28, 2010 at 7:58 am

    Look, Kristen. Eileen is a Writing Bootista, OK? You, on the other hand, are one of the little-known but elite Writing Boots Fighting Troops.

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  3. Kristen says

    April 28, 2010 at 8:10 am

    Oh – I’m one of the “elite”?! Well, that’s okay then!

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  4. Eileen says

    April 28, 2010 at 11:10 am

    I humbly accept my award as Writing Bootista and will attempt to live up to everything that title implies. Just as soon as I figure out what that is…

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  5. Kristen says

    April 28, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    “I *humbly* accept . . .” Hahahahahahah HA!

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  6. Eileen says

    April 28, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    It it’s a fake award, I can fake humility. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  7. David Murray says

    April 28, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    I can see you broads aren’t taking this seriously.

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