Best for: Those interested in learning more about language (mostly English, but other languages as well). In a nutshell: Author Jones looks to answer 20 different questions about language. Worth quoting: “No matter what we say or how we say it, communication is fundamentally a demand for a person’s time, attention, effort, interest, knowledge and cooperation.” Why I chose it: I enjoy books like this. What it left me feeling: Informed. Review: Jones pulls off something that I think is a bit tricky: he’s written […]