Writing tools I learned from The Economist

Re:Writing tools I learned from The Economist by 3pt14159 on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:34PM (#26702778)

I did the same thing when I was roughly 15 or so. What was funny about The Economist subscription at the time was that it asked you your honorific (Mr., Mrs., etc.) and I checked off "Sir." thinking of it as harmless high school mischief.

Little did I know that I inadvertently set off a tracking campaign into whom they resold subscriber data to. I would get all sorts of promotional magazines and other unsolicited mail for "Sir. Zach Aysan" or similar. Still makes me chuckle to this day.

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Re:Writing tools I learned from The Economist by ghaff on Monday April 05, 2021 @08:01PM (#26706277)

I've attended a few The Economist events. To an American, especially given the current sensitivities around titles and gender roles, The Economist is hilarious in the vast number it gives you to choose from and perhaps "Other" isn't even a choice. Yep Mr. or Viscount it is is.

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Re:Writing tools I learned from The Economist by loughnane on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:24PM (#26704913)

I did exactly the same. It’s still funny.

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