Correction.Contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. Fred Goss Fred Arlo Goss (born March 25, 1961, Orchard Lake, Michigan), an American TV actor, writer, and comedian. Personal Goss and wife Arlene live together with their three children in the San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles, California. says that it was his error in the last issue misquoting Dizzy Dean--as opposed to "a politically correct politically correct Politically sensitive adjective Referring to language reflecting awareness and sensitivity to another person's physical, mental, cultural, or other disadvantages or deviations from a norm; a person is not mentally retarded, but publisher or zealous grammar checker." Fred wrote, referring to declining DM response rates, "As baseball great Dizzy Dean said when asked about his sore arm, "Well, it isn't what it used to be, but what the hell is?" That should have read "ain't" rather than "isn't." Fred says, "Dean, who coined neologisms like 'throwed' and 'slud' and talked of runners returning to their 'respectable bases,' would have been aghast at my misquote mis·quote tr.v. mis·quot·ed, mis·quot·ing, mis·quotes To quote incorrectly. mis ." |
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