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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Another confusing suffix
Some things are not unique
Phrases set off by commas
Why descriptions are better than labels
"Curate” gets a new life
Adding “ing” makes a noun, or not
A little mark can make a big difference
Some "most important" notes on adverbs
A change because of usage
Betwixt "between"
