DRIVE-BY EDITING: punctuation 4

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While editing may be the first step to fame and fortune, terminal punctuation (on this sign from the shop floor of Macy’s Seattle) is not. Photo by David Harrison.

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  2. They could have formatted the sign to avoid the full stops altogether. It’s strange that they elected to punctuate one sentence but not the other…

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  3. Back when I was editing magazines, omitting the end punctuation on a multi-sentence headline was a standard magazine style. I wouldn’t have transferred that style to a sign, though.

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