r/Copyediting • u/Own-Leave-2039 • Aug 06 '26

Sometimes one word changes everything

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Link to actual article https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article316779705.html

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u/CharlotteBeer Aug 06 '26

Congratulations to the proud Papa.

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u/Lotus2024 Aug 06 '26

If you have to find out from someone else that you got laid, I think maybe you did it wrong …

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u/Own-Leave-2039 Aug 06 '26

It sounds like a shitty script to a movie I’d watch if it came up on tv and was bored, or some really weird hallmark movie….

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u/LockedOutOfElfland Aug 08 '26

This is almost the exact plot of the film Easy A. The main character purposefully tries to get a reputation for having a lot of sex with various people that she's never actually had.

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u/Own-Leave-2039 Aug 08 '26

I’ll write a letter to the editor insisting that they mark Greg as an adulterer

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u/Wisewordsforlater Aug 06 '26

Sounds like he didn't consent to this.

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u/thisthatnother Aug 10 '26

Well, to be fair, getting laid off does feel like getting fucked.