New Yorker Staffers Answer Your Questions on Emdashes

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A few I am wondering about:
Should I just quit submitting humor pieces?
When are they going to stop doing the photo contest?
Why can’t Anthony Lane have reviews in every issue?
How come every time a letter to the editor is run, it’s about an article I didn’t read?
What was up with Nora Ephron’s writing style in that piece on her old apartment building from a few weeks ago? Did I love it or hate it?
Why is a Poke Boat better than a canoe?
(via Gawker)

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