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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Why use âcompletelyâ?
Why are there so many ways to leave?
A problematic discussion
Self, meet yourself
The dilemma of choices
âPantywaistâ has survived for nearly 100 years
âDownsizeâ upgrades itself
When youâre not quite a suspect
When auld acquaintance be forgot
Tis the season for misplaced apostrophes
