Physical description

Why does language move some of us to anxiety or even rage? For centuries, sticklers have donned the cloak of authority to control how people use words. In this sensational new book, Robert Lane Greene strikes back to defend the fascinating, real-life diversity of this most basic human faculty. Chapters: 1 Babel and the Damage Done
2 A Brief History of Sticklers
3 Another Way to Love Language
4 More Equal than Others
5 Welcome to X. Now Speak Xish
6 Insubordinate Clauses
7 The Microsoft and Apple of Languages
8 Clouds, Not Boxes.