Mary Norris to speak at METM1615-03-2016 MET is pleased to announce that Mary Norris, the long-time copy editor at The New Yorker, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for METM16. Mary Norris joined the editorial staff at The New Yorker in 1978 and has been a copy editor and proofreader there fore more than 30 years. She has written for The Talk of the Town and for newyorker.com. She is the star of "Comma Queen," the New Yorker's video series about language, and the guardian of the magazine's storied comma shaker. Her bestselling book, Between You & Me—a cross between a memoir and a usage guide—was published last year. We look forward to welcoming Mary to Tarragona and hearing her take on all things linguistic. Related links: METM16 presentation METM16 call for proposals METM16 preliminary program |
