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The great Oxford comma debate and grammar rules you can ignore
Every day, we write emails, text messages, Facebook rants, Instagram captions. Whether you like it or not, grammar matters. That’s why Random House copy chief Benjamin Dreyer wrote “Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style.”
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readEvery day, we write emails, text messages, Facebook rants, Instagram captions. Whether you like it or not, grammar matters. That’s why Random House copy chief Benjamin Dreyer wrote “Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style.”
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Memorial Day special: 'Dear LA,' writing tips, black skate scene- 0:00What makes LA wonderful and terrible simultaneously
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The full episode
3 of 4Memorial Day special: 'Dear LA,' writing tips, black skate scene- 0:00What makes LA wonderful and terrible simultaneously
- 14:40A ravenous species of sea urchin is changing ecosystems off California’s coast
- 23:04The great Oxford comma debate and grammar rules you can ignoreYou’re reading this
- 38:24The wild history of the African American roller skating community