Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words – John McWhorter
John McWhorter once again does a great job giving us a little bit of linguistics with humor
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Word On The Street: Debunking The Myth Of A “Pure” Standard English – John McWhorter
Wherein I don’t so much review a book as I review John McWhorter.
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Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever – John McWhorter
John McWhorter is a favorite of mine, so I am admittedly biased. But I enjoyed it.
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What Language is – John McWhorter
John McWhorter has a gift for making an understanding of language easy and accessible.
Talking Back, Talking Black – John McWhorter
Few topics are as controversial as the state of AAVE in the USA.
Failures in Polymathy 