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careythesixth's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This was so much fun! As a second wave full internet person, I've always been at least a little interested in where internet culture came from. I absolutely love the idea of memes as internet folklore. I was listening to the part about textile to text to meme back around to text on textile while sewing a swearing bird for a friend.
I learned a bunch from this book and had fun doing it!
I learned a bunch from this book and had fun doing it!
inkfire's review against another edition
5.0
10/10
Informative, funny, and interesting to read. Will read again to remind myself that language is not static.
Informative, funny, and interesting to read. Will read again to remind myself that language is not static.
hedyd's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.25
The narrator’s voice is annoying in the audiobook
alexanderjamie's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
It is too easy for experts in a field to be humorous and boring, Gretchen McCulloch certainly isn’t one of them. She manages to communicate her ideas on linguistics in a way palatable to most readers while still expressing interesting ideas for those more acquainted with linguistics. Her dives into internet linguistics: it’s origins, uses, features, and reasoning is a must read for anyone interested in communication and/or the internet.
amlibera's review against another edition
4.0
Highly readable popular science analysis of casual written discourse on-line. Lots of fascinating information from an author who nicely threads the needle between academic research and writing for a general audience with a genuine passion and excitement about the field.
whatthedeuce's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0