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Tag Archives: Mary Norris
So you use AI to write…
You’re probably using AI to write. Both ChatGPT and Google AI Studio prefer to construct their sentences in specific and characteristic ways and anyone who’s been a commissioning editor for at least a few years will find the signs of … Continue reading
The new JNU VC’s statement has bad grammar. So?
I strongly disagree with some criticism that has emerged on Twitter against the new JNU vice-chancellor Santishree Pandit. The object of criticism is a statement that Pandit has apparently drafted and in which she states, broadly, what she considers to … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Culture
Tagged English language, Jawaharlal Nehru University, JNU VC, Mary Beard, Mary Norris, Santishree Pandit, Varun Gandhi
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The unclosed clause and other things about commas
The Baffler carried a fantastic critique of The New Yorker‘s use of commas by Kyle Paoletta on August 23. Excerpt: The magazine’s paper subscription slips have long carried a tagline: “The best writing, anywhere.” It follows that the source of … Continue reading
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Tagged comma, dependent clauses, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, grammar, James Salter, language, Mary Norris, Punctuation, semantics, Solar Bones, syntactics, The New Yorker
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