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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!!
Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post
A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer  

“Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone''s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too  

Because Internet is for anyone who''s ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It''s the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that''s a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are.

Language is humanity''s most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Interne

Because Internet

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      Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/07/2020
      ISBN13: 9780735210943, 978-0735210943
      ISBN10: 0735210942
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!!
      Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post
      A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer  

      “Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone''s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too  

      Because Internet is for anyone who''s ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It''s the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that''s a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are.

      Language is humanity''s most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Interne

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