Merrill Perlman managed copy desks across the newsroom at the New York Times, where she worked for twenty-five years. Follow her on Twitter at @meperl.
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Baseball terms and myths
A plateful of similar words
Badly needed reminders
The difference between ‘jealousy’ and ‘envy’
A real ‘conclave’ is at hand
Wether or not
That ol’ apostrophe again
Why trademarks should be honored
A black belt in spelling
It’s a matter of perspective