A former editor of the Oxford English Dictionary staged a bizarre secret battle on foreign words over many years, deleting thousands of them from OED supplements -- and blaming his predecessors for the linguistic vandalism. Read More >>
Featured comment by theran24:
"I say well done, Americanisms belong in an American English dictionary and foreign words are pointless when we have English alternatives (they sell X ..." More »
Most photographers agree that 'global edits' -- i.e., edits that are applied to your entire photograph at once, such as white-balance corrections; saturation adjustments; black-and-white conversions, and sharpening -- are here to stay. Spot-editing, however -- i.e., edits that are applied to only a small portion of your photo -- tends to be a whole other ball game, with photographers arguing out the ethics day-and-night. There are three general views which you should learn about: Read More >>
Featured comment by Crowley:
"Man! Not this hoary old chestnut again. Shooters have been manipulating their work since the dark room. Just less messy these days. Now let the argume..." More »