10 reasons why the death of the comma is a disaster

SO A READER named Melissa writes to say her friend was at a talk about global resources and someone put up a Powerpoint slide which said:

“The average North American consumes more than 400 Africans.”

She asked: “Is it a badly written sentence or cannibalism?”

I hope it’s the first, Melissa – but honestly, these days who knows?

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Modern writing confuses me.…