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A world without "whom", the essential guide to language in the BuzzFeed age, Emmy J. Favilla (BuzzFeed Copy Chief)

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A world without "whom", the essential guide to language in the BuzzFeed age, Emmy J. Favilla (BuzzFeed Copy Chief)

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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portraitsillustrationscharts

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A world without "whom"

Responsibility statement

Emmy J. Favilla (BuzzFeed Copy Chief)

Sub title

the essential guide to language in the BuzzFeed age

Summary

As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of "correct" writing? When Favilla was tasked with creating a style guide for BuzzFeed, she 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. With wry cleverness and an uncanny intuition for the possibilities of internet-age expression, Favilla makes a case for breaking the rules laid out by Strunk and White: A world without "whom," she argues, is a world with more room for writing that's clear, timely, pleasurable, and politically aware. Featuring priceless emoji strings, sidebars, quizzes, and style debates among the most lovable word nerds in the digital media world--of which Favilla is queen--A World Without "Whom" is essential for readers and writers of virtually everything: news articles, blog posts, tweets, texts, emails, and whatever comes next . . . so basically everyone

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