Janice Harayda
Aug 14, 2024

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Thanks, Kevin. I know. But for journalists this is a question of standard journalistic practice and also consistency across their platforms.

I’d feel differently if, say, a friend or neighbor dropped the h. A lot of us also drop the final g, as in “I’m fixin’ to …”

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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