Who is Minnie Grey?

Who is Minnie Grey?

by Klaus Vare Varley

You may have noticed a new addition to The Brothel. Her name is Minnie Grey.

Hadn't noticed? Feast your eyes upon the sidebar on the left, especially those names listed under "Harlots." No, we aren't actual [italicize for emphasis] harlots, we are "literary" harlots. (Consider revising - "harlots" repetitious. -ed.)

Care to guess Minnie's job?

That's right, copy editor.

Ever notice a typo or spelling error on The Brothel? So did Minnie. But instead of creating an anti-Brothel mirror site that blasts the sloppy grammar on a site that calls itself "literary," (TheLiteraryBrothelAin'tThatLiterary.com is one example of such a site. Just kidding - you can't use apostrophes in URL names.) she joined us.

What'sWhat does a copy editor actually do? Like BASF, they don't make many of the things you read, they make many of the things you read better. (Confusing, consider revising. -ed.) (It's not confusing if you remember those old BASF commercials.-KV) (No one remembers those commercials, and this is not how you are supposed to communicate with the editor. -ed.) (My bad. -KV)

In case you don't know what I'm talking about, remember these mysterious commercials from the 90s?



That's In other words, "BASF - just like a copy editor."

Welcome to The Brothel, Minnie!

:)

-KV

(Ambiguous ending, consider revising. -ed.)

Revision:

In other words, "At BASF, we don't make a lot the products you buy, we make a lot of the products you buy, better. Likewise, a copy editor does not make a lot of the content you read, they make a lot of the content you read, better."

Welcome to The Brothel, Minnie.

:-/