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Rhiannon
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Copy editor. Cat mom. Sushi fiend. Romance novel aficionado. (She/her)
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Good news 🗞️! I won first in my category in the ACES headline contest.

Who knew my pop culture knowledge and twisted sense of humor would pay off in a professional context?
A glass award from ACES sits on its side on a blue background. It says “ACES headline contest 2025 Rhiannon L. Root The Washington Times First place Regional/Local Media Organizations”
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Should I throw a Sabrina Carpenter reference in for this coffee and tariffs headline? Probably not. Am I going to do it? Yes. ☕️

#AmEditing
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Me: Ope. Running behind better move quickly on these edits.

Also me: I am taking my time on this Kristin Chenoweth headline, damn it.

#AmEditing
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“Fraud changes” —> “fraud charges”

#AmEditing
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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merriam-webster.com
We been here for years (1828).
A tweet from user @llcoolj says "Don't call it that," in response to a Merriam-Webster definition about the term "come back."
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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edsguild.bsky.social
Today we check in with Bunty, #StetPet editorial assistant of ON editor @electricland.bsky.social.

"Bunty has adapted well to the loss of her sofa and now supervises me (while not thwarting evildoers) from a red wing-back chair."
Tan Airedale terrier wearing a red "cape," standing over a Superman toy that's face-down on the floor. Tan and black Airedale terrier wearing a red "cape," curled up on a doormat, chewing on a Superman toy.
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I have written a silly headline. I’m trying to make space for another.

Let’s see if I can pull it off.

#AmEditing
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I get to edit a story about PENGUINS 🐧 today!!! Omg.

#AmEditing
three penguins are standing next to each other on a snowy beach .
Alt: Three penguins are walking next to each other on a snowy surface.
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Why aren’t the mini 100 Grand bars called like 25K bars? Seems like they should adjust accordingly.
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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consciousstyleguide.com
Conscious Style Guide is on Bluesky! What to expect: posts that help you think critically about language and design as tools for equity and self-expression.

Check out the whole family of resources:

Book | Website | Community | Newsletter

By @karenyin.bsky.social 🌷
The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers - Karen Yin
The Conscious Style Guide provides a roadmap for communicating with sensitivity and awareness—no matter how the world around us progresses.
karenyin.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just pitched mine! Let’s goooooo!

#ACES2026
acesediting.bsky.social ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social · 23d
📣 Call for Sessions is now open for the #ACES2026 conf in Atlanta! What’s your topic? We’d love to receive your session proposal. Help shape conversations that will inspire and connect editors next April 23-25. Submit by 11/3. tinyurl.com/4bzdr6rd
An audience listening to a speaker at a lectern in a big conference room
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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edsguild.bsky.social
Today we get a treat from Harps, #StetPet editorial assistant of OR Guild member @wellreadedits.bsky.social.

"Harps tends to take a hatchet to the projects she works on, leaving them a little bloody. Every once in a while, though, she gives a project the vampire’s kiss of approval."
Sheltie dog with a toy bloody hatchet in its mouth, appearing to run at the camera. Sheltie dog with a big lip-shaped toy with vampire fangs.
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Had my first “KPop Demon Hunters” catch. So that’s fun.

#AmEditing
a group of cartoon girls are standing next to each other with their arms in the air .
Alt: Mira, Rumi and Zoey stand in their pajamas, gesture with their arms and scream “yeah!”
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“Chicago Wednesday” —> “Chicago on Wednesday”

“Chicago Wednesday” almost sounds like a crossover TV episode.

#AmEditing
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“Nali” —> “Mali”

It’s a country in West Africa.
🇲🇱

#AmEditing
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Campaign add” —> “campaign ad”

#AmEditing #SpellCheckWillNotSaveYou
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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scalzi.com
As a former newspaper guy: Ouch, too real
kierongillen.bsky.social Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 17d
The Power Fantasy of Superman is you still have a staff job on a newspaper.
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“The nation’s largest city” —> “the nation’s most populous city”

Story is about New York City.

#AmEditing
a man wearing a shirt that says i love ny is standing in a doorway
Alt: Chandler from “Friends” is decked out in I heart NY attire and is walking into his apartment saying “New York is awesome!” Text appears in yellow at bottom of gif.
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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merriam-webster.com
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.
Cover of Merriam-Webster's All Caps dictionary, a red background with a white circle and text for people who are mad.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did I just write a goofy headline about AI and sex? Yes. Will I get away with it? Maybe.

Extra hilarious because I’m putting together a proposal for a session about innuendo and editing.

What is my life?

#AmEditing
October 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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capitalweather.bsky.social
Coldest of the season so far: 50 in DC (National Airport) & 38 at Dulles.

Forecast tonight: 46 in DC & 36 at Dulles.

Frost possible in north/west suburbs. Updated forecast at cwg.live.

Nice photo from today via Jeannie in D.C.!
Fall color today at the FDR Memorial
October 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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ivacheung.com
A'ight—I think we have to get the band back together, because this cannot stand. We (politely) mobbed @merriam-webster.com into adding "pube"; surely we can do it again for "dookie."
Screen shot from Merriam-Webster dictionary saying "'dookie.' The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search bar above."
October 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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edsguild.bsky.social
We hope you're enjoying the fall as much as Ramsey, #StetPet editorial assistant of Seattle editor @writermollyringle.bsky.social.

"Kindly pause to appreciate these epic pics of my dog rolling in the grass under a rainbow."
White and tan corgi dog rolling ecstatically in a green lawn full of fall leaves while a rainbow appears in the sky above. White and tan corgi dog rolling ecstatically in a green lawn full of fall leaves while a rainbow appears in the sky above.
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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edsguild.bsky.social
Today we check in with Bear and Snug, looking like one big oddly shaped #StetPet editorial assistant to ON editor @elizdanjou.bsky.social.

"I showed this pic to my husband and he said, 'Wow, whatever AI program you used really screwed up your request for a picture of two cats cuddling, didn't it?'"
Bear, a large black cat, lies calmly on a grey carpet while the slightly smaller black-and-white Snug lies on top of him crosswise, stretched out on her back, so they make kind acrobatic feline letter T. The black patch on her back blends in with his inky fur so you can't really tell where one cat ends and the other begins. (No, I do not know why she did this.)
October 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I’m continuing my streak of obit headlines and funky features with Joan Kennedy and Bob Ross, respectively.

#AmEditing
October 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM