The Comma Queen campaigns for more precise language

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Commas matter, as does understanding when to use ‘me’ and when to use ‘I’ in a sentence. That’s the message from long time copy editor for the New Yorker Mary Norris, who is touring Australia to publicise her autobiography. She says although English has embraced Ms as a title it has yet to find a new pronoun for transgender people.

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