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Words and language, served with laughter
Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson DAMN ENGLISH! By Gary Sherbell. Black Rose Writing. 131 pages. $15.95, paperback. If you are a writing and word nerd, or if clever humor and good laughs would lift your spirits, you’ll probably enjoy spending time with Gary Sherbell’s new book, Damn English! Sherbell, a New Yorker who has also…
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Commas and other fun things
For decades, I unquestioningly followed Associated Press and newspaper style when it comes to, among other things, commas: There should not be a comma before the last “and” in a series. In recent years, however, I have discovered that there is a rebellion brewing among the younger generation. Many of my journalism students at the…