Yesterday was spent taking the writing test for a freelance position at a publishing company. I was asked to write a sample lesson, about 6 pages of text. One of the parts of the lesson involved coming up with a snack that related to the day's theme. I suggested a snack called "Deep Blue Sea Cups" that involved blue gelatin cups topped with animal-shaped gummi/gummie/gummy candies. I went with "gummie" because "gummi" appears to be the German brand name for the Haribo bears that we all know and love, while "gummy" implies (at least to me) stickiness. This was decided on after consulting at least two other editors at my place of employment. Whew.
In other breaking news related to the writing test, I discovered that the Chicago Manual of Style has changed its position on the possessive of the word Jesus. The previous manuals have said Jesus' is the correct possessive; now they're back to Jesus's. As an author of Christian materials, this actually will affect my life.
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