John McKay surges toward first with fixes in video lecture post

John McKay broke out of a tie for second in the extra credit contest and closed in on leader Michael S. by catching three errors in the post “Notes from video lecture.”

McKay caught two errors associated with software titles. Windows was not capitalized while I had misspelled Adobe Premiere. 

As an aside, here is the entry on software titles from the Associated Press Stylebook:

“Software titles: Capitalize but do not use quotation marks around such titles as WordPerfect or Windows, but use quotation marks for computer games: ‘Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'”

McKay also caught a typographical error: 

“‘• It’s good to engage the subject in conversation beforehand to make the comfortable before shooting.’ Should say ‘make THEM comfortable … ’”

Good job, John, especially with the assertive message. Editors need to clearly state what is wrong. Maybe your catches will inspire a final flurry of competition for extra credit. Remember, I am giving a 5 percent boost for first place and something lower for other top places. So, even if you are not on the scoreboard, it would be worth your while to make a late-semester run. You can earn one point for every fact, style or grammar error that you correct on this blog or on The Flint Journal’s Web site. To score a point, be the first person to e-mail me at cmachnia@umflint.edu.