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I learned, when editing stories from non-English-speaking venues, to silently sound out all place and personal names.I learned this after writing a headline about an alleged disaster at an oil refinery in the Indonesian city of Kohk Sukon.Some things they don't teach in school.The Agence France-Presse office in Bangkok was formerly notorious for these sorts of hoaxes.
I learned, when editing stories from non-English-speaking venues, to silently sound out all place and personal names.
ReplyDeleteI learned this after writing a headline about an alleged disaster at an oil refinery in the Indonesian city of Kohk Sukon.
Some things they don't teach in school.
The Agence France-Presse office in Bangkok was formerly notorious for these sorts of hoaxes.