vii, 392 pages : 22 cm

"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." --Cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- The birth of the buzzfeed style guide -- Language is alive -- Getting things right : the stuff that matters -- How to not be a jerk : writing about sensitive topics -- Getting things as right as you can : the stuff that kinda sorta matters -- How social media has changed the game -- Real words and language trends to embrace -- How the Internet has changed punctuation forever - From sea to shing sea : regional stylistic differences -- At the intersection of E-laughing and E-crying -- Email, more like evilmail amirite? -- We're all going to be okay -- Appendices

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