A world without "whom" : the essential guide to language in the BuzzFeed age /
As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of "correct" writing? Favilla was tasked with creating a style guide for BuzzFeed, and opted for spelling, grammar, and punctuation guidelines that would reflect not only the site's lighthearted tone, but also how readers...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2017.
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| Summary: | As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of "correct" writing? Favilla was tasked with creating a style guide for BuzzFeed, and opted for spelling, grammar, and punctuation guidelines that would reflect not only the site's lighthearted tone, but also how readers actually use language IRL. Now she makes a case for breaking the rules laid out by Strunk and White: she offers a world with more room for writing that's clear, timely, pleasurable, and politically aware.-- |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-382) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781632867575 1632867575 |