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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Due at dawn...
Lois is a reporter and says:
I have to proofread a
5,000-worder (article with 5000 words?) due at dawn. Until dawn?
I have to proofread a
5,000-worder (article with 5000 words?) due at dawn. Until dawn?
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"due at" - it means the newspaper or magazine she is writing the article for has a deadline at dawn. If she misses the deadline, the article will have to wait to be published in the next edition.
- "due at" - it means the newspaper or magazine she is writing the article for has a deadline at dawn.
- If she misses the deadline, the article will have to wait to be published in the next edition.
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"due at" - it means the newspaper or magazine she is writing the article for has a deadline at dawn. If she misses the deadline, the article will have to wait to be published in the next edition.
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"5000 worder" means an article with a word count of 5000. Word count is very important in publishing, since articles must be laid out in limited spaces and fit into a print format (fonts, type size, headlines, by-lines, etc.).
Journalists must write articles to specific word counts.
Journalists must write articles to specific word counts.
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