Best for: People who enjoy words. People interested in how language use has changed since the internet. In a nutshell: Buzzfeed Copy Chief shares her perspective on language use for online writing. Line that sticks with me: “Shakespeare used the singular they, as did a gaggle of other writers, including Jane Austen and Geoffrey Chaucer, as long ago as the 1300s. This is not a new trend, people!” (p 219) Why I chose it: I love words and writing. Review: A couple of years ago […]
