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Back in '77 I worked with Steve Bourne on /bin/sh (little known fact: like awk, sh was named for its inventors, 'S' for Steve and 'H' for Humbert) and was responsible for the 'done' keyword. Following that I alternately pursued computer programming, field anthropology, and general philology; I currently work for an organization that has no name in the field of complex system obfuscation.

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Apr 16	answered	Word that can be used instead of frowned upon?
Apr 13	answered	Would you use a period after text: Thank you for helping to build the new building
Apr 13	answered	Is “in in vitro” acceptable?
Apr 13	answered	How to use AP Style commas after dates
Dec 2	comment	Is there a term for authorial name expurgation? @Marthaª I was sort of looking for both as I hoped that one would guide me to the other. The actual question was "I am marking up an antique text for semantic analysis, and I cannot find a conventional way to refer to this practice". An answer to either of the two questions you parsed would have helped; alas, it seems as there is no general answer.
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Dec 2	accepted	Is there a term for authorial name expurgation?
Nov 18	awarded	Yearling
Nov 18	awarded	Student
Nov 18	comment	Is there a term for authorial name expurgation? +1 Interestingly the OED opines that eclipsis in sense(2) is "perhaps confused with ellipsis". Thanks for the missing word, correct but quite obsolete as you've noticed. I'm still holding out for the typesetter's term (as it seems like there's got to be one).
Nov 18	asked	Is there a term for authorial name expurgation?
Apr 2	answered	How to use “have been” and be-verbs — what's the difference between them?
Sep 19	answered	Is there a subtle difference between “inherent” and “intrinsic”?
Sep 19	comment	Is “might could” a correct construct? Your definition of "correct" is provincial. If there exists a significant linguistic community that uses a construction, understands its meaning, applies it in a consistent, understood manner that is distinct from similar constructions, then you ain't got no right to claim it "invalid". Saying "I don't like it" is more accurate.
Sep 3	awarded	Teacher
Sep 2	answered	How should I address someone with a known name and unknown gender?
Sep 2	comment	Is the meaning of the acronym “FAQ” generally understood? This doesn't seem to be a useful comment to the answer.
Sep 2	comment	What does “from hunger” mean? Without proper citation and provenience, these sources lack authority. Folk etymology is often dreadfully misleading or incorrect (e.g. straightdope.com/columns/read/2053/…)
Sep 2	answered	Is the meaning of the acronym “FAQ” generally understood?
Sep 2	comment	A list with only one item Questions Larsenal has asked on english.stackexghange: 1. english.stackexchange.com/q/2370/975