A former student sent me this link to an article explaining some of the terms and odd spellings used in journalism, some of which have shown up in my comments on your papers.
I worked for a short time at The Associated Press and learned a kind of shorthand that had no use outside of the office until texting became popular.
This article left out foto for photo, TK for to come (HTK meant the headline would be written later) and CQ.
For years I asked about CQ, which when inserted in copy means the information has been double checked. No one could tell me where it came from or what it meant literally until a student in this class last year told me about the legal term "cadit quaestio," the question fails, meaning the question has been resolved or settled.
that's my xcuse 4 wds unseen b4.
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