Linguist and Columbia University professor John McWhorter is a podcast host, the author of 20 books, and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. His new book, Pronoun Trouble, explores the recent ...
Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words; By John McWhorter; Avery; 240 pp., $28.00 Chuck Schumer’s shutdown agony Political meddling may harm the economy in the long term Trump and ...
Self-described “contrarian” John McWhorter is used to being at the center of controversy. So it’s no surprise his new book, “Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words,” hits shelves as ...
New terms — like LatinX — are often pushed by activists to promote a more equitable world. But linguist John McWhorter says trying to enforce new words to speed up social change tends to backfire.
Two new books examine efforts to standardize English orthography and the pronouns at the heart of our culture wars, finding that spelling and usage have never conformed to any rules. Credit...By Juhi ...
On the C-SPAN Networks: John H. McWhorter is an Associate Professor for the Department of English and Comparative Literature in the Columbia University with 22 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the ...