We like Twitter because it lets us play dress up, follow Neil Patrick Harrisâ bitching in real time, and find out which pro football players need to go. It also letâs us amuse ourselves in the 30-second breaks weâre allotted between each post. And for our latest bout of 140-character distractions, weâve turned to @FakeAPStyleBook, which makes a mockery out of the Associated Pressâ style guide and what it means to be alive today. Example tweet: âContrary to expected grammatical correctness, âdrunkennessâ is actually spelled âdruhnjkwennessd ohamygods ims o w awssted.'â Or: ââStupiderâ and âStupidestâ are not words, but can be used when describing Internet message board comments.â Truer words! But this is not just a tool tip box for New York Times reporters; itâs also useful for anyone who wants to ignore GLAADâs suggestions.
Though @FakeAPStyleBook doesnât have rules for everything, it has a few specific queer tips for subjects like âŚ
When covering gay marriage debates avoid asking âwhich of you is the woman?â Itâs the shorter guy.
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A âhomonymâ is a nym attracted to nyms of the same gender.
And when @FakeAPStyleBook fails to provide rules, other Twitter users fill in the gaps. Like for âŚ
Instead of describing disenchantment by using âlame:âor âgay,â instead use the word âTwilight.â
A homophone is a gay chatline.
âno homoâ is only not anti-gay if used in a phrase such as âYAOI no homo daisukeâ
RomanHans
Is there a rule that says if a word starts with a letter that the previous word ended with, you can merge the two? You know, like “witchunt.”
romeo
No, RomanHans, there is no such rule. YET ! (God help us.)
Johnny
Three years of Japanese and I can finally use it for my amusement đ