Between you & me : confessions of a Comma Queen / Mary Norris.
Publication details: New York ; W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.Edition: 1st edDescription: 228 pages ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780393240184 (hardcover)
- Between you and me
- Confessions of a Comma Queen
- 428.2
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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400 - 499 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | 428.2 NORR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906000987595 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index.
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.
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.
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