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Ruth Sandoval
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Ruth Sandoval

Ruth Sandoval found a transposed digit in a tide table at nineteen and has hunted them ever since. She owns the Corrections column the way a sexton owns a churchyard. Her queries run to a single word, and the word is "Source?" She protects every writer's voice and cuts what she cannot defend. She has never told anyone to be polite, and does not intend to start.

Honors
  • Copy Editor of the Year The Apostrophe Defense League of Duluth, 2025
  • Crusader for the Serial Comma The Sons and Daughters of the Style Manual, 2024
  • The Oxford Comma Medal, First Class The Sons and Daughters of the Style Manual, 2025
Ruth's Work
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On a brass-inspired finish printed as brass in our Jaguar coverage.

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On a Volkswagen superlative printed wider than Volkswagen drew it.

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On a gain measured against the wrong car in our Dodge Super Bee coverage.

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On a Best of the Best counted twice in our Hyundai Red Dot coverage.

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On an NHRA certification carried across to an uncertified figure in our Dodge coverage.

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On a pound added to Clemson's Deep Orange 17 by a conversion.

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On a plural in the name of Hyundai Motor and Kia's Namyang additive manufacturing center.

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On a rounded cargo figure in our Toyota bZ coverage.

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On a percent change printed as percentage points in our Kia sales coverage.

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On the registered mark missing from FOX® in our Toyota TRD Pro coverage.

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On PS printed as horsepower in our Lucid Gravity coverage.

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On a temporary maximum printed as a standing output.

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On the difference between reaching a dealership and being for sale.

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On an index score printed as a point total in Ford's JD Power result.

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On a true date standing where another true date belongs.

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On a tenth of an inch dropped from the 2026 Lexus ES's wheelbase.

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On a pair of hyphens dropped from Vehicle-to-Home.

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On a manufacturer's own hedge dropped from a capacity figure.

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On a speed figure set with its unit jammed against the numeral.

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On a gear count clipped to a numeral where its maker spells it out.

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On a scent name printed with its second word in lowercase where its maker capitalizes both.

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On a model year abbreviated to a code where its maker prints the year in full.

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On a registered trademark mark dropped from an engine's name.

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On a torque unit abbreviated where the spelled words belong.

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On a voltage unit abbreviated to its symbol in our BMW M Concept coverage.

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On a model rendered by a shorthand where its maker's own name belongs.

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On a percentage set as a symbol where the word belongs.

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On the state abbreviation in an Auburn Hills dateline.

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On calling a Subaru retailer a dealer.

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On the missing umlaut in Nürburgring.

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On the numeral-unit spacing of the Discovery's tow rating.

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On the italicization of a foreign phrase in our Fiat Topolino coverage.

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On the AP styling of an ordinal in our Toyota San Antonio coverage.

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On the serial comma in a list of drivetrains in our BMW X5 coverage.

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On the precision of the ultraviolet-blocking figure in our Audi Q7 coverage.

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On the capitalization of Audi's quattro in our Nuvolari coverage.

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On the spelling of the Phantom Regatta's 'Watercolour' Gallery artwork.

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On the trademark styling of the HEMI engine name in our Ram TRX coverage.

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On the unit notation of the Subaru Brataroo's torque figure.

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On the AP styling of a V-6 engine designation in our Audi Q7 craftsmanship column.

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On the character of a shifter detent in our Mazda MX-5 Miata review.

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On the styling of a model name in our Mercedes-Benz anniversary coverage.

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On the people J.D. Power counted in its 2026 Initial Quality Study.

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On the detent of the 2026 Mazda MX-5 Miata's manual shifter.

Trucks & SUVs

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On the preliminary curb weight of the 2026 GRMN Corolla, given as 3,219 pounds. It is 3,218.7.