Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines. ~ Bill Bryson, author (1951- )

I've enjoyed almost everything Bryson has written.  His books and articles are laugh out loud funny. My favorites are A Walk in the Woods (about his trek along the Appalachian Trail), In a Sunburned Country (about his trek through Australia - amazing place, that), and A Short History of Nearly Everything (he isn't kidding).

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss.  It gets the name from a misplaced comma in a description of a panda.  The writing brings a grin and occasionally a laugh, and lots of commiserating nods, especially to someone who deals with words all day.

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