Bibliograph

Between you & me, confessions of a Comma Queen, Mary Norris

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Between you & me, confessions of a Comma Queen, Mary Norris

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-212) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Between you & me

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

897468521

Responsibility statement

Mary Norris

Sub title

confessions of a Comma Queen

Summary

A New Yorker copy veteran presents laugh-out-loud descriptions of some of the most common and vexing errors in language and usage, drawing on examples from classic literature and pop culture while sharing anecdotes from her work with celebrated writers

Table Of Contents

Confessions of a Comma Queen -- Spelling is for weirdos -- That witch! -- The problem of Heesh -- Between you and me -- Comma comma comma comma, chameleon -- Who put the hyphen in Moby-Dick? -- A dash, a semicolon, and a colon walk into a bar -- What's up with the apostrophe -- F*ck this sh*t -- Ballad of a pencil junkie -- The million-dollar copy editor -- Appendix. Some books I have found particularly helpful

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Between you and me

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