This book aims to explain social variation in language otherwise the meaning and motivation of
language change in its social aspect. It is the expanded and improved 2nd edition of the
author's self-published volume with the same title based on revised and adapted posts on the
author's Languagelore blog. Each vignette calls attention to points of grammar and style in
contemporary American English especially cases where language is changing due to innovative
usage. In every case where an analysis contains technical or recondite vocabulary a Glossary
precedes the body of the essay and readers can also consult the Master Glossary which contains
all items glossed in the text.The unique form of the book's presentation is aimed at readers
who are alert to the peculiarities of present-day American English as they pertain to
pronunciation grammar and style without dumbing down or compromising the language in which
the explanations are couched.
