I find myself absorbed and in a trance while reading Rebel with a Clause. Packed with informative details that Ellen Jovin touches on different areas of our English grammar and clarifies common reader’s confusion on our usage of affect vs. effect, further vs. farther, you will find yourself continuously turning the page. It’s a great read for those who have a love for grammar and seek clarification!

In Like, Literally, Dude, linguist Valerie Fridland shows how we can re-imagine these forms as exciting new linguistic frontiers rather than our culture’s impending demise. With delightful irreverence and expertise built over two decades of research, Fridland weaves together history, psychology, science, and laugh-out-loud anecdotes to explain why we speak the way we do today, and how that impacts what our kids may be saying tomorrow. She teaches us that language is both function and fashion, and that though we often blame the young, the female, and the uneducated for its downfall, we should actually thank them for their linguistic ingenuity.