Oh, student editors

[rivkat]

I understand I'm alone in my conviction that contractions are perfectly appropriate in law review articles. But, just once, couldn't we make an exception?

Here is the "correction" at issue: "Just as you do not need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, you do not need a scholar to know that multiple interpretations of a text exist."

Reassure me, LJ. I should fight for my right to Dylan homage, shouldn't I?

Comments

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

The problem is, I think that putting quotations/citations into the middle of the sentence just swaps one form of ugliness for another. Just let me have my gosh-darned reference! (It's actually Bluebook, not APA, but the Bluebook can be worse because it's written for lawyers, by lawyers-to-be.)

[corinna-5.livejournal.com]

Having spent a summer doing Bluebook reference-checking when I was 23, I implore you, do not regret putting in an interesting reference. Think of the children.

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

I initially read that as "think of the chicken." Which would be an awesome addition to any article!

[corinna-5.livejournal.com]

Bawk!