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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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.”

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By Madeleine Brand • May 27, 2019 • 1 min read

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.”

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    Benjamin Dreyer

    Random House copy chief, and author of “Dreyer’s English”

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