Bill Walsh @TheSlot

1961-2017. Author of Lapsing Into a Comma, The Elephants of Style and Yes, I Could Care Less. @washingtonpost copy editor for 20 years. theslot.com Washington, D.C. Joined April 2008

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

3 years ago

A conundrum still causing enough discussion that this Post piece quotes @TheSlot from a 2016 online chat. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023… (sent by @JDLand)

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

3 years ago

It's @jdland here, tweeting as @theslot (RIP) to keep his account and the archive of his brilliance active.

Elon Musk @elonmusk

3 years ago

We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

6 years ago

Happy congratulations from Mrs. TheSlot to Annalee Hubbs, this year's winner of the Bill Walsh Scholarship, administered by the ACES Education Fund. aceseditors.org/news/2020/upho… @JDLand

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If you think singular "their" is contentious, try translating that debate to a language in which plural nouns must have genders too. Fascinating piece by @schmidtsam7... and I wish @TheSlot were still around to discuss it. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/…

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

7 years ago

I think we all know exactly what @TheSlot would have thought of this.

NBC News @NBCNews

7 years ago

Facebook announces that it is now FACEBOOK. nbcnews.to/2pH6s5N

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

7 years ago

Deadline is Nov. 15 to apply for the ACES Bill Walsh scholarship or any of the five other scholarship offerings. Pass along to any college-level aspiring news editors you know! @copyeditors aceseditors.org/awards/scholar…

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Michael Hainsworth @hainsworthtv

7 years ago

Hire a professional writer. It makes all the difference.

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

7 years ago

{Fixing} It's the library Bill left behind, which I gave to the Post to keep his passion for editing close at hand at the place where he worked for 20 years. Also, a piece he wrote about this library of his, along with a wider shot, though still not the entire thing. @JDLand

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

7 years ago

Photos from #ACES2019, showing Mrs. TheSlot @JDLand and this year's Bill Walsh Scholarship winner @nancylcoleman, along with what will be a traditional offering to each winner, so that they can learn from the master and get to know him through his writing. Pics by @hfuhrmann

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ACES: The Society for Editing (use other social) @ACESEditors

7 years ago

Congratulations to @nancylcoleman for winning the Bill Walsh Scholarship! She and our other incredible scholarship recipients have joined us at the banquet, and Nancy shares her first #editing experience. #ACES2019

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

7 years ago

Don't be alarmed, it's just Mrs. TheSlot retweeting this. And thank you again to everyone who has contributed to the Walsh Scholarship Fund, or plans to: aceseditors.org/awards/scholar… #ACES2019

Jacqueline Dupree @jacdupree

7 years ago

Shoot, I forgot to mention in my remarks that the most popular @TheSlot tie, with the tabloid headlines, from year's silent auction is being auctioned again, thanks to @EditorMark. #ACES2019

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

8 years ago

If you're a student dreaming of a career in editing the news, don't forget to apply for the Bill Walsh Scholarship. Deadline is Nov. 15: aceseditors.org/awards/scholar… {signed @JDLand, aka Mrs. TheSlot}

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Bill Walsh @TheSlot

8 years ago

And if you're dreaming of a career as a copy editor, don't forget to also apply for the Bill Walsh Scholarship, deadline Nov. 15: aceseditors.org/awards/scholar…